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SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1988

HOWEVER, HE APPRECIATED THAT THOSE ELDERLY PEOPLE NEEDING CARE AND ATTENTION CONSTITUTED A HEAVY AND LONG-TERM BURDEN, BOTH FINANCIALLY AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY, TO THEIR FAMILIES.

"AS THERE IS STILL A LACK OF CARE AND ATTENTION SERVICES, WE ARE NOW REVIEWING THE PLANNING RATIO то ENSURB THEY DO MEET THE NEEDS," HE SAID.

MR LAW ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ORGANISE MORE REFRESHER TRAINING FOR SOCIAL WORKERS IN CO-OPERATION WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF SERVICE.

TWO-DAY POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL COURSE BEGINS

MORE THAN 360 DOCTORS, HEALTH PERSONNEL AND SCIENTISTS IN HONG KONG ATTENDED A POSTGRADUATE COURSE WHICH BEGAN AT A LOCAL HOTEL TODAY

(SATURDAY).

THE TWO-DAY COURSE COMPRISES THREE SESSIONS ON VARIOUS MEDICAL AND HEALTH TOPICS INCLUDING A SYMPOSIUM ON AIDS WHICH WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE EVENT HONG KONG POSTGRADUATE COURSE 1988 - ORGANISED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

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IS JOINTLY (UCSF), THE KONG AND THE

THE DIRECTOR

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY THIS AFTERNOON, OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DR K.L. THONG, CONGRATULATED THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORGANISING THE COURSE.

HE SAID THE POSTGRADUATE COURSE WAS THE RESULT OF DISCUSSIONS BY A COMMITTEE ON THE HK/UCSF HEALTH SCIENCE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME WHICH WAS SET UP FOLLOWING A VISIT TO HONG KONG IN 1986 BY A DELEGATION OF ACADEMIC HEADS OF THE UCSF.

ABOUT 15 INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED FACULTY MEMBERS OF UCSF HAVE COME TO HONG KONG SPECIALLY TO CONDUCT THE COURSE.

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DEPUTY MEDICAL

SPEAKERS FOR THE AIDS SYMPOSIUM WILL INCLUDE TWO WORLD AUTHORITIES ON AIDS DR

J.

LEVY AND DR PAUL VOLBERDING. DIRECTOR, DR S.H. LEE, AND CONSULTANT, DR E.K. YEOH, OF THE AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE AS PANELLISTS.

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