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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1989

NEW CASE OF CHOLERA CONFIRMED

A 57-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS CONFIRMED TO BE SUFFERING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

FROM CHOLERA.

SO FAR THIS AND

THIS IS THE SIXTH CASE INVOLVING LOCAL RESIDENTS

WERE CLASSIFIED AS LOCAL CASES YEAR. OF THE SIX CASES, THREE THREE AS IMPORTED CASES.

KONG ON OCTOBER HE HAD DIARRHOEA AND LATER ADMITTED TO PRINCESS DESCRIBED BY THE ATTENDING

IN THE LATEST CASE, THE MAN RETURNED TO HONG 18 AFTER A TRIP AND FELL ILL ON THE SAME DAY. ATTENDED A PRIVATE PRACTITIONER AND WAS HIS CONDITION WAS MARGARET HOSPITAL. DOCTOR AS "SATISFACTORY"

LABORATORY TEST

PATIENT WAS OUTSIDE

RESULTS CONFIRMED THAT THE SUFFERING FROM CHOLERA EL TOR. AS THE MAN HAD BEEN TRAVELLING HONG KONG, THE CASE WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN IMPORTED ONE.

MEANWHILE, OFFICERS FROM

THE

HEALTH AND THE PATIENT IN TO MEDICAL EXAMINATION AND

OF DEPARTMENT URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD VISITED THE HOME OF THE KWA WAN. MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY HAD RECEIVED WERE PRESCRIBED PREVENTIVE DRUGS. THE PREMISES WAS ALSO DISINFECTED.

A

SPOKESMAN FOR

DESPITE THE COMING OF THE OBSERVE STRICT PERSONAL, CONTRACTING CHOLERA.

THE DEPARTMENT

COOLER FOOD

REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT SEASON, THEY

CONTINUE SHOULD

ΤΟ AND ENVIRONMENTAL

AVOID HYGIENE TO

KWAI TSING DB TO DISCUSS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT

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DEVELOPMENT OF

PERIOD THE TRANSITIONAL

AND SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE HONG KONG'S POLITICAL STRUCTURE DURING THE POLITICAL MODEL FOR THE HONG KONG AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

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COMPANY'S

MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE IMPACT OF THE OPENING OF ROUTE ON TRAFFIC CONDITIONS IN THE DISTRICT AND KOWLOON MOTOR BUS APPLICATION FOR FARE INCREASES.

THEY WILL MOVE A MOTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNMENT TO ENACT AIR POLLUTION (FUEL RESTRICTION) REGULATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THE

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEETING-

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD

TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM

THE CONFERENCE KHAI CHUNG. ROOM, 10TH FLOOR, KWAI HING GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING,

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