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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1988

FIRST AIDS SYMPOSIUM BEING HELD ON SUNDAY

THE FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON AIDS (ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME) FOR DOCTORS TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 31) AFTERNOON.

THE SYMPOSIUM IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO (UCSF), THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

IT WILL BE HELD FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM AT THE SHERATON HOTEL IN TSIM SHA TSUI.

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SPEAKERS AT THE SYMPOSIUM WILL INCLUDE TWO WORLD AUTHORITIES ON DR J. LEVY AND DR PAUL VOLBERDING.

TWO OFFICERS OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO SPEAK. THEY ARE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DR S.H. LEE, AND A CONSULTANT, DR E.K. YEOH.

ABOUT 300 DOCTORS, HEALTH PERSONNEL AND SCIENTISTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SYMPOSIUM.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PRESS BRIEFING BY THE MAIN SPEAKERS AT THE AIDS SYMPOSIUM WILL BE GIVEN ON SUNDAY AT THE TENG ROOM, THIRD FLOOR, SHERATON HOTEL.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND THE BRIEFING, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 6 PM.

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WISHING ΤΟ ATTEND THE BRIEFING ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT THE REGISTRATION DESK OF THE SYMPOSIUM OUTSIDE THE SILVER BALLROOM, THIRD FLOOR, SHERATON HOTEL, NOT LATER THAN 5.45 PM TO COLLECT PRESS BADGES.

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