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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1987

OFFICERS UNDERGOING SEARCH AND RESCUE TRAINING

FOUR THIRTY-THREE OFFICERS FROM FROM TODAY (MONDAY) UNDERGO AN INTENSIVE AND RESCUE.

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL TRAINING COURSE IN SEARCH

THE FOUR U.S. COAST GUARD OFFICERS ARE IN HONG KONG TO CONDUCT

PROCEDURES IN TWO-WEEK TRAINING COURSE WHICH WILL COVER ALL STANDARD SRARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.

INCLUDE

OFFICERS FIVE

TRAINING UNDERGOING THOSE

FROM THE BIX FROM MARINE DEPARTMENT, FIVE FROM THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE AND 17 FROM THE MARINE POLICE. THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM CHINA, WHO HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN AND RESCUE, ARE ALSO PARTICIPATING.

THE

COURSE,

BY

THE

SEARCH

TRAINING

WHICH IS ORGANISED

MARINE CONDUCTED IN HONG KONG. THE DEPARTMENT, IS THE SECOND BUCH COURSE

HBLD IN 1985 AND A FIRST WAS

FOUR TOTAL OF 24 OFFICERS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THREE CHINESE REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDED.

MDAC REVIEWS RENAL FACILITIES

THE CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (CAPD} PROGRAMME SHOULD BE EXPANDED AS AN ALTERNATIVE MODE OF TREATMENT FOR END-STAGE RENAL FAILURE PATIENTS TO COMPLEMENT THE CONVENTIONAL HEAMODIALYSIS TREATMENT, IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE ON CAPD GAINED

THE YEARS BOTH LOCALLY AND OVERSEAS.

OVER

THIS WAS THE RECOMMENDATION MADE BY THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT

COMMITTEE ADVISORY

(MDAC) AT A MEETING TODAY (MONDAY) WHEN IT REVIEWED THE TREATMENT FACILITIES AND POLICY FOR END-STAGE RENAL FAILURE.

THE COMMITTEE NOTED THAT THE PROVISION OF HAEMODIALYSIS

THE RATR AT TREATMENT WAS CONSTRAINED TO SOME EXTENT BY

WHICH NEW MACHINES COULD BE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED.

SINCE NEW MACHINES WERE ALSO TIED ΤΟ THE COMPLETION OF NEW HOSPITAL OR CLINIC PROJECTS, THE MEMBERS FELT THAT ALTERNATIVE FACILITIES IN THE FORM OF CAPD WOULD HAVE TO BE MADE RENAL PATIENTS.

AVAILABLE

FOR

FLEXIBLE IN ITS

MORE THE MEETING WAS INFORMED THAT CAPD WAS APPLICATION AND REQUIRED LESS IN CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS, AND THAT CAPD PATIENTS WERE ALSO LESS DEPENDENT ON INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES.

/HOWEVER, MEMBERS