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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1987
ΤΟ CURB THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTED A VACCINATION PROGRAMME WHICH HAD SO FAR COVERED 6,000 HIGH RISK HEALTH WORKERS AND 12,000 INFANTS BORN OF CARRIER MOTHERS.
REGARDING TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR CANCER, DR LEE REVEALED THAT THREE LINEAR ACCELERATORS WILL BE INSTALLED AND READY FOR USE IN MID- 1989 AT THE NEW TUEN MUN HOSPITAL, BOOSTING THE NUMBER OF LINEAR ACCELERATORS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS TO 11.
ON HOSPICE CARE TO CANCER PATIENTS, DR LEE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT THE HONG KONG ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY HAD SECURED FUNDS FROM THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB (CHARITIES) LIMITED FOR A PILOT PROJECT IN NAM LONG HOSPITAL FOR TWO YEARS, STARTING ON SEPTEMBER 1.
MEANWHILE, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD ALSO STARTED A PILOT PROJECT OF VOLUNTEER HOSPITAL VISITATION PROGRAMME IN QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL AND PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE SOCIO- PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT FOR CANCER PATIENTS.
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IN CONCLUDING HIS SPEECH, DR LEE THANKED THE OFFICE-BEARERS THE ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND HARD WORK IN THE PAST YEAR.
CHANGES TO TEXTILE CATEGORY SYSTEM ANNOUNCED
THE TRADE
DEPARTMENT TODAY
(FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED SOME MAJOR APPAREL CATEGORY CHANGES TO GROUP I PRODUCTS UNDER A NEW TEXTILE AND SYSTEM TO BE ADOPTED BY THE UNITED STATES AS FROM JANUARY 1, 1988.
PRODUCTS)
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GROUP I PRODUCTS ARE PRODUCTS OTHER THAN APPAREL (INCLUDING YARNS, FABRICS AND OTHER MADE-UP AND MISCELLANEOUS COTTON, WOOL OR MAN-MADE FIBRES (MMF).
THE MAJOR AREA OF CHANGES UNDER THE NEW CATEGORY SYSTEM ARE:
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CATEGORIES UNDER
THE CREATION OF NEW
THE '2' SERIES IN ARE WHICH COTTON AND MMF YARNS AND FABRICS OF THE SAME TYPE MERGED;
THE CLASSIFICATION OF OTHER MMF YARNS: DIFFERENTIATING FILAMENT YARNS INTO TEXTURED AND NON-TEXTURED, AND STAPLE YARNS BY WEIGHT;
THE DIFFERENTIATION OF MMF FABRICS BY THE METHOD OF OR KNITTING RATHER THAN BY THE NATURE OF THE FIBRE:
WEAVING
THE BREAKING
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