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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1988

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FREE VACCINATION FOR BOAT CHILDREN

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LOCAL FISHERMEN AND BOAT DWELLERS ARE ADVISED TO HAVE THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED AGAINST VARIOUS INFECTIOUS CHILDHOOD DISEASES, MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BEGINNING FEBRUARY 10,

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FREE VACCINATION WILL BR GIVEN CHILDREN BETWEEN 91X AND 12 YEARS OLD BELONGING TO THE FISHING COMMUNITY OR LIVING ON BOATS IN CASTLE PEAK BAY.

THIS IS PART OF THE

DEPARTMENT'S

IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME FOR

THE FISHING PEOPLE IN THE TERRITORY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

AT ABOUT 10 AM ON FEBRUARY 10, TWO INOCULATION TEAMS FROM THE WEST NEW TERRITORIES REGION WILL START TO MAKE BOAT-TO-BOAT VISITS OF ALL DWELLING BOATS AND FISHING VESSELS IN THE CASTLE PEAK BAY TYPHOON SHELTER.

"THE VACCINATION PROGRAMME WILL COVER DISEASES SUCH AS MEASLES, DIPHTHERIA, WHOOPING COUGH, TETANUS AND POLIOMYELITIS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE BOAT PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY ON THEIR BOATS THAT DAY SO THAT THEIR CHILDREN CAN BE VACCINATED, HE ADDED.

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THE TWO TEAMS WILL RETURN TO THE TYPHOON SHELTER ON FEBRUARY 11 AND 12 TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.

INFORMATION LEAFLETS ON THE PREVENTION AND IMMUNISATION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO BOAT PEOPLE DURING THE THREE-DAY PERIOD.

CENTRAL AND WESTERN CANDIDATES MEET THE MEDIA

THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG, WILL INTRODUCE THE CANDIDATES FOR THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ΤΟ THE MEDIA AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 5) AFTERNOON.

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THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 3.30 PM IN THE DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE 14TH FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING, ROAD, CENTRAL.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

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