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المحبة

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1987

THERE WOULD BE MORE SEMINARS ON AIDS AND OTHER BLOOD-BORNE DISEASES AND WAYS OF PREVENTING SUCH DISEASES IN SCHOOLS FOR SECONDARY, PRIMARY AND KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS DURING THE NEXT TWO MONTHS TO GIVE A WIDE RANGE OF INFORMATION OF THE NATURE, MODE OF TRANSMISSION AND SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASES, TO THE TEACHERS, MR LI SAID.

AT TODAY'S SEMINAR, DR E.K. YEOH, CONSULTANT PHYSICIAN OF MHD, AND DR PATRICK LI, AIDS COUNSELLING SERVICE OF MHD, GAVE TALKS ON AIDS AND OTHER BLOOD-BORNE DISEASES+ AND PREVENTION OF BLOOD-BORNE DISEASES IN SCHOOLS+ RESPECTIVELY. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MHD, DR S.H. LEE, ALSO OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SEMINAR WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY ABOUT 300 SCHOOL HEADS AND TEACHERS.

US LEADING SUPPLIER TO HK GOVERNMENT

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THE UNITED STATES IS NOW THE LEADING SUPPLIER TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, MR ROY KILVERT, SAID IN SAN FRANCISCO YESTERDAY (FRIDAY).

ADDRESSING A BREAKFAST MEETINRNISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL MANAGERS ASSOCIATION AND THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, MR KILVERT POINTED OUT THAT IN 1982 THE UNITED STATES WAS THE THIRD LARGEST SUPPLIER TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WITH A TOTAL VALUE OF ORDERS AT US$11.4 MILLION (HK$88.98 MILLION), OR 6.8 PER CENT SHARE OF THE TOTAL. BY 1986 THIS HAD RISEN TO US$28 MILLION (HK$219.13 MILLION), OR 20 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF ORDERS.

MR KILVERT TOLD THE CALIFORNIAN BUSINESS EXECUTIVES THAT HONG KONG HAS NO PREFERENCE FOR LOCAL PRODUCTS AND IS A COMPLETELY OPEN MARKET. CONTRACTS ARE LET BY THE GOVERNMENT AS A RESULT OF COMPETITION BY TENDER.

AS HONG KONG IS SIGNATORY TO GATT, AND THE GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT IS THE REGISTERED ENTITY, ITEMS MUST BE PURCHASED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GATT RULES.

AS AN EXAMPLE, MR KILVERT CITED HIS CURRENT U.S. BUYING MISSION AND THE PROPOSED PURCHASE OF THREE SPECIALLY EQUIPPED

HELICOPTERS FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE. THIS PURCHASE IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO TENDER AND COMPANIES FROM BRITAIN AND FROM FRANCE, AS WELL AS BELL HELICOPTER CO FROM THE UNITED STATES, ARE SUBMITTING PROPOSALS.

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