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FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1987

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MISS CHUNG SAID THAT DUE TO THE SHORTAGE

DONORS, ONLY 80 ACTUAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS WERE PERFORMED IN THE LAST TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS AS AGAINST A WAITING LIST OF ABOUT 500 RENAL PATIENTS.

AMONG THE VARIOUS REASONS THAT CONTRIBUTE T: SUCH A LOW DONATION RATE, MISS CHUNG HIGHLIMITED THE "LACK OF ENTHUSIASM ON THE PART OF INDIVIDUALS, WHICH STEMS FROM THEIR "INDIFFERENT, APATHETIC ATTITUDES AND PREJUDICES”,

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SHE RALLIED THE PUBLIC TO BREAK THROUGH THIS "IENTAL BLOCK TO BECOME ORGAN DONORS.

"WHAT GREATER LOVE CAN AN INDIVIDUAL GIVE ΤΟ HIS FELLOW BRETHREN WHEN HE CAN OFFER THE CHANCE OF LIFE ITSELF TO OTHERS ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT ORGAN OR TISSUE IS NO LONGER OF USE TO HIMA ASKED.

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SHE HOPED THE PUBLIC COULD ADOPT AN ATTITUDE WITH MORE COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING IN THIS RATHER MATERIALISTIC SOCIETY.

DONORS' CARDS WERE AVAILABLE IN ALL DISTRICT OFFICES, IDENTITY CARD CENTRES AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRES OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NISS CHUNG ADDED.

HỌNG KONG-NORWAY TEXTILES AGREEMENT SIGNED

BONG KONG AND NORWAY TODAY (FRIDAY) SIGNED A THREE-YFAR TEXTILES AGREEMENT, TO RUN FROM JULY 1 THIS YEAR.

SIGNING THE AGREEMENT WERE THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR .Y. YEUNG, AND THE NORWEGIAN CONSUL-GENERAL, MR LEIF HALVORSEN.

INITIALLING OF THE AGREEMENT TOOK PLACE IN OSLO EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THE AGREEMENT IS THEREFORE ALREADY IN OPERATION.

IN 1986 OVER 80 PER CENT OF TONG KONG'S TOTAL EXPORTS OF TEXTILES AND CLOTHING TO NORWAY WAS COVERED BY QUOTA AND OVER NINE PER CENT BY EXPORT AUTHOR 1 SATIONS.

THE NEW AGREFMENT, WHICH WILL RUN UNTIL JUNE 30, 1990, COVERS 15 TEXTILE AND CLOTHING CATEGORIES, ANNUAL GROWTH RANGES FROM 0.7 PER CENT TO FOUR PER CENT, BASED ON 1986/87 RESTRAINT LIMITS PLUS GROWTH.

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