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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1988

DR WONG SAID ALL REGISTERED PRIVATE

MEDICAL

HONG KONG WERE INVITED TO REGISTER WITH THE SCHEME.

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PRACTITIONERS IN

IN RESPONSE TO THIS INVITATION A TOTAL OF 522 DOCTORS HAVE THE APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION, COMPARED TO 439 DOCTORS REGISTERED WITH SCHEME LAST YEAR, HE SAID.

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"THE PARENTS OF ALL THE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND IN SECONDARY 1 TO 3 IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL BE INVITED TO CHOOSE DOCTORS FOR THEIR CHILDREN UNDER THE SCHEME.

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REACHING "THUS, THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE WILL BE POTENTIAL OF SOME 800,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN. AS AT MARCH 31. 1988, A

TOTAL OF 380,166 SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 912 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED.

1988,

THE NEW SCHEME IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIVE BY OCTOBER 1, AND TO ACHIEVE THIS WILL REQUIRE THE FULL CO-OPERATION OF THE PARENTS AND THE SCHOOLS IN KEEPING TO A VERY TIGHT TIMETABLE FOR COMPLETING ALL THE PROCESSES INVOLVED.

"I WOULD THEREFORE ADVISE THE PARENTS TO RETURN THEIR APPLICATIONS TO THE SCHOOLS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PERFERABLY NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 9," DR WONG SAID.

THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR WILFRED TSUI, ADDED THAT IN PARALLEL WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES UNDER THE NEW PROCEDURES, A WORKING PARTY HAD ALSO BREN APPOINTED TO REVIEW THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHOOL SCHEME AND TO CONSIDER ANY ALTERNATIVE METHODS OBJECTIVES,

MEDICAL SERVICE

IN MEETING THE

EPD SIGNS DEMONSTRATION AGREEMENTS WITH FARMERS

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) HAS SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITH SIX OF THE 10 PRIVATE FARM OPERATORS SELECTED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SETTING UP OF LIVESTOCK WASTE TREATMENT DEMONSTRATION SYSTEMS AT THEIR FARMS.

SIGNING OF AGREEMENTS WITH THE OTHER FARM OPERATORS FOLLOW SHORTLY.

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AT THE AGREEMENT SIGNING CEREMONY TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE EPD'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (WASTE AND WATER), MR MIKE STOKOE, SAID THE 10 FARMS WERE SELECTED CAREFULLY.

POULTRY FARMS RANGING WERE SUITABLE FOR

THEY REPRESENTED A GOOD MIX OF PIG AND SMALL TO LARGE SCALE OPERATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE VARIOUS RECOMMENDED TREATMENT METHODS.

FROM

'THE SELECTION