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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1988

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POLICE OFFICERS WILL ALSO DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF A PORTABLE WEIGHING DEVICE TO CHECK OVERLOADING.

VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL BE GIVEN FREE COPIES OF THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LOADING OF VEHICLES. ALSO AVAILABLE WILL BE COPIES OF A LEAFLET ON "HOW TO LOAD YOUR VEHICLES", A FACT SHEET ON "IS YOUR TRUCK OVERLOADED" AND A COLOUR POSTER ON SAFE LOADING.

"THE EXHIBITION WILL COVER THE PROPER WAYS OF LOADING, AND GOODS VEHICLE DRIVERS AND OPERATORS SHOULD NOT MISS THIS VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH GOOD LOADING PRACTICE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FREE TRANSPORT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED ΤΟ VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION. SHUTTLE BUS SERVICES WILL. OPERATE BETWEEN THE MTRC HEADQUARTERS AT THE KOWLOON BAY MTR STATION, TELFORD GARDENS, AND THE KOWLOON BAY VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRE BETWEEN 12.30 PM AND 5.30 PM ON THE DAY OF THE EXHIBITION.

SMOKERS URGED TO QUIT SMOKING AND LIVE LONGER

WELFARE

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MR

THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND SMOKERS TODAY (THURSDAY) TO GIVE UP SMOKING AS TOWARDS ENJOYING A HEALTHIER AND LONGER LIFE.

T.H. CHAU, URGED

THE SIMPLEST STEP

ADDRESSING THE OPENING OF HONG KONG'S FIFTH ANNUAL SMOKE-OUT DAY AT STATUR SQUARE, MR CHAU WARNED THAT 90 PER CENT OF LUNG CANCER CASES, THE MOST COMMON FORM OF CANCER IN HONG KONG AND THE MAJOR CAUSE OF DEATH, WERE CAUSED BY SMOKING.

"THE OTHER MOST COMMON CAUSES OF DEATH, SUCH AS RESPIRATORY DISEASES, ARE ALSO DIRECTLY RELATED TO SMOKING,

HEART AND HE SAID.

"THE FRIGHTENING TRUTH IS THAT THE AVERAGE SMOKER RUNS A DEFINITE RISK OF FALLING VICTIM TO LUNG CANCER AND DISEASES OF THE

RISK MOUTH, HEART AND STOMACH, A

FAR GREATER THAN THE

KONG HONG RESIDENT WHO DOES NOT SMOKE.

IS

"THE ONE OPTIMISTIC FEATURE OF THE STATISTICAL EVIDENCE THAT 15 YEARS AFTER GIVING UP SMOKING, LIFE EXPECTANCY RETURNS то NORMAL.

MR CHAU SAID THERE WERE ABOUT 724,000 DAILY SMOKERS IN HONG THE KONG, REPRESENTING SOME 17 PER CENT OF THOSE AGED 15 AND ABOVE IN POPULATION.

"I HOPE