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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1988
IN ADDITION, WORKS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT DAY 1988 WERE EXHIBITED.
CONTEST OF THE WORLD
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HO YUNG-SANG; THE ACTING TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS MARY CHOW SHUK-CHING, AND AN REGIONAL COUNCILLOR, MR MICHAEL KAM-CHEUNG.
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KIDNEY DONATION PLEA FROM SHW
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KIDNEY DISEASES CURRENTLY CONSTITUTE THE SIXTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN HONG KONG AND ACCOUNT FOR 3.5 PER CENT OF DEATHS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
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THIS WAS REVEALED TODAY (SUNDAY) BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR T.H. CHAU, AT THE START OF THE "HERALDS OF HOPE' CAMPAIGN ORGANISED BY THE KIDNEY ACTION GROUP ΤΟ ENCOURAGE KIDNEY DONATION TO RENAL PATIENTS.
MR CHAU URGED PEOPLE TO COME FORWARD AND BE A DONOR, AND SAID KIDNEY DONATION MEANT NEW LIFE TO OTHERS.
"DESPITE THE ADVANCES IN MEDICAL
REMAINS AN IRREVERSIBLE AILMENT,
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HE SAID.
SCIENCE, KIDNEY FAILURE
"SHORT OF A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT OPERATION, THE OTHER FORMS OF TREATMENT WHICH ARE AVAILABLE, SUCH AS HAEMODIALYSIS AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CAN ONLY MAINTAIN THE ACTIVE CAPABILITIES OF THE PATIENT BY REMOVING THE HARMFUL TOXIC SUBSTANCES FROM THE BODY.
"THIS ALSO HAVE LIMITATIONS IN THAT THEY ARE EXPENSIVE, TIME- CONSUMING AND COULD CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DISRUPTION то THE PATIENTS' WORK AND LIFESTYLE."
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MR CHAU POINTED OUT THAT THERE WERE AT PRESENT PATIENTS WHO WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT THERAPY.
ABOUT 1,500
"FOR MOST OF THEM, KIDNEY TRANSPLANT OFFERS AN EFFECTIVE AND FUNDAMENTAL CURE,' HE SAID.
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"A SUCCESSFUL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT OPERATION ENSURES A SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE AND IS THE BEST TREATMENT FOR END-STAGE RENAL DISEASES.
"THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, IS THAT STILL NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO GIVE UP THEIR ORGANS AFTER DEATH."
/DESPITE LIMITATIONS,
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