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WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1988

FIRE SERVICES PLANS REGISTRY ON CHEMICALS

IS

SEEKING

THE

FOR APPROVAL THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT ACQUISITION OF A CENTRAL REGISTRY SYSTEM CONCERNING CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, HSU, TOLD THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ADOLF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

DEALING WITH THEM IN EMERGENCIES.

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY PROF THE SAID

SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE

HAZARDS INHERENT PRODUCTS, THEIR

HON

C.

K. POON, MR HSU

INFORMATION

AND THE

ΤΟ IDENTIFY CHEMICAL FOR CORRECT PROCEDURES

"IT WILL BE A MICRO COMPUTER SYSTEM PACKAGE DATA BASE," HE SAID.

WORKING ON A SUBSCRIBED

"

"ONCE THE SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL, THE DEPARTMENT

VERY RELEVANT INFORMATION TO OBTAIN THE

IN ITS THE GREATLY ASSIST OPERATIONS.

DEPARTMENT

WILL BE ABLE AND RAPIDLY

THIS FIGHTING AND FIRE

SHOULD RESCUE

ΤΟ

OBTAIN

ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE MR HSU SAID THAT IN THE INTERIM,

INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT PRODUCTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.

THE EPD HAD A LIMITED

SYSTEM CONTAINING

ON THE FIRST AID AND FIRE

INFORMATION DECONTAMINATION AND PROPERTIES OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, MEASURES, AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FIGHTING METHODS.

A 24-HOUR STANDBY WHERE THERE WHETHER

IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY HAD SERVICE WHEREBY OFFICERS COULD BE CALLED OUT TO ANY SITE

SITUATION INVOLVING DANGEROUS WAS A PROBLEM OR LEAKING OR OTHERWISE.

CHEMICALS,

IN THE CASE

OF

PHARMACEUTICALS,

SERVICE ON DRUGS OR JANUARY THE CHINESE

AN INFORMATION

POISONING FROM DRUGS AND DRUG THERAPY, ACUTE AND CHRONIC CHEMICALS AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS, HAD BEEN PROVIDED SINCE THIS YEAR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY OF UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND BASED AT THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL.

AVAILABLE

PUBLICISED

TO ALL MEMBERS OF

THE MEDICAL THROUGH

THE MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS,

"THIS SERVICE IS

IS

PROFESSION

AND

MR HSU ADDED.

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