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SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1988

OF

3.238

"SINCE THE FIRST DRIVE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1980, A TOTAL DOGS OWNED BY FISHERMEN HAVE BEEN INOCULATED, DR BURROWS SAID.

AND

OF

ALL

"RABIES IS A DEADLY DISEASE TO BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS, DOGS ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE. ANTI-RABIES INOCULATION DOGS, INCLUDING THOSE ON FISHING VESSELS, IS VERY IMPORTANT.

"BY PROTECTING THEIR DOGS WITH PROTECT THEMSELVES.

INOCULATIONS,

PEOPLE HELP TO

"IT IS, THEREFORE, IMPORTANT THAT DOGS ARE INOCULATED AGAINST THE DISEASE AT LEAST EVERY THREE YEARS TO KEEP UP THEIR IMMUNITY."

FISHERMEN IN THESE PORTS ARE ADVISED TO MAKE FULL USE OF THE SPECIAL SERVICE TO HAVE THEIR DOGS INOCULATED AND LICENSED.

THE LAW REQUIRES ALL DOGS OVER FIVE MONTHS' OLD TO BE LICENSED AND INOCULATED AGAINST RABIES. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RENDER THE OWNER LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.

ANTI-RABIES INOCULATION OF CATS, THOUGH NOT COMPULSORY, IS STRONGLY ADVISED, AND THE DEPARTMENT'S INOCULATION TEAMS ALSO INOCULATE CATS ON REQUEST.

KWUN TONG DB TO DISCUSS EDUCATION REPORT

THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCU99 THE EDUCATION COMMISSION REPORT NO. 3 WHEN IT MEETS ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) AFTERNOON.

A MEMBER OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION, MR YBUNG PO-KWAN, ATTEND THE MEETING AND ASSIST MEMBERS' DISCUSSION ON THE REPORT.

WILL

MEMBERS WILL ALSO EXPRESS VIEWS ON THE LAW ON LOITERING, REGARD TO ITS PRESENT ENFORCEMENT, ITS SHORTCOMINGS AND MERITS.

WITH

IN ADDITION, THEY WILL

CONSIDER WHETHER THE PRESENT LAWS GOVERNING HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT IN HONG KONG SHOULD BE CHANGED, AND DISCUSS THE CRIMES (AMENDMENT} BILL 1988, WHICH SEEKS то CONTROL NUISANCES CAUSED BY VICE ESTABLISHMENTS.

BOARD'S

ALSO ON THE AGENDA ARE REPORTS BY THE CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMITTEES, AND BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEETING BEGINNING AT 2.30 PM ON MONDAY (AUGUST 8) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING, TUNG YAN STREET.

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