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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1987

MR POON WAS SPEAKING AT A CHEQUE PRESENTATION CEREMONY THIS MORNING AT THE ANTE CHAMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING, WHERE HE RECEIVED A DONATION OF $50,000 FROM THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG WATCH MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, MR GORDON CHOW.

HE THANKED MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE FUND AS WELL AS ITS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATCH INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG.

MR POON NOTED THAT THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE FUND NOW STOOD MILLION INCLUDING INTEREST EARNED.

AT $84

"THE BOARD STILL LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING FURTHER CONTRIBUTIONS, AND DONATIONS CAN BE MADE AT ANY DISTRICT OFFICE OR TREASURY OFFICE, AS WELL AS AT ANY BRANCHES OF THE HONG KONG BANK, THE HANG SENG BANK AND THE HANG LUNG BANK, HE ADDED.

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NEW SERVICE TO CURB RABIES OUTBREAKS

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A NEW INOCULATION SERVICE ON WHEELS WAS TODAY (THURSDAY) LAUNCHED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT TO REINFORCE ITS RABIES CONTROL WORK IN THE RABIES INFECTED AREA OF KAM TIN AND PAT HEUNG.

CONDUCTED BY SIX TRAINED INOCULATORS IN THREE TEAMS EQUIPPED WITH MOTORCYCLES, THE NEW MOBILE SERVICE WILL INITIALLY COVER VILLAGES ON THE OUTSKIRT OF THE RABIES INFECTED AREA.

IN TODAY'S INAUGURAL OPERATION, THE TEAMS VISITED TUNG SHING LEI, YEUNG UK TSUEN AND SHAM CHUNG TO BRING THE INOCULATION SERVICE TO THE DOOR STEPS OF VILLAGERS.

THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICER, DR NORMAN CHENG, SAID THIS WAS A NEW MEASURE AIMED AT ESTABLISHING AN IMMUNITY BARRIER AROUND THE RABIES INFECTED AREA TO PREVENT THE DISEASE FROM FURTHER SPREADING.

HE SAID THE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW SERVICE WAS ITS CAPABILITY TO PENETRATE REMOTE RURAL VILLAGES WHICH ARE OTHERWISE INACCESSIBLE BY THE DEPARTMENT'S DOG VANS.

"WITH THE FULL SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION OF THE VILLAGERS, WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BOOST THE 1MMUNITY OF DOGS AROUND THE RABIES INFECTED AREA.

"TOGETHER WITH OUR INTENSIFIED STRAY SWEEPING OPERATIONS AND HOUSE-TO-HOUSE SEARCH FOR UNLICENSED ANIMALS, THERE IS EVERY CONFIDENCE THAT WE WILL

TO PUT THE DISEASE WELL UNDER

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CONTROL, DR CHENG ADDED.

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