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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1989

VISITORS TAKE LUNG FUNCTION TEST AT EXHIBITION

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PEOPLE VISITING THE "OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE: CONSTRUCTION AND QUARRYING INDUSTRIES EXHIBITION IN SHA TIN HAVE SHOWN GREAT INTEREST IN TRYING THE FREE LUNG FUNCTION TEST.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF NURSING STAFF FROM THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. VISITORS TESTED THEIR LUNG FUNCTION AND CHECKED THE STATE OF THEIR HEALTH BY USING A SPIROMETER.

THE EXHIBITION. WHICH IS ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND CO-ORGANISED BY THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COUNCIL, IS OPEN FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM DAILY UNTIL TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 281 AT THE NEW TOWN PLAZA IN SHA TIN,

IT FEATURES PHOTOGRAPHS AND SAMPLES ILLUSTRATING THE VARIOUS OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND HAZARDS FREQUENTLY FOUND IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND QUARRYING INDUSTRIES.

THESE INCLUDE SILICOSIS, ASBESTOSIS, CONTACT DERMATITIS. POISONING CAUSED BY ORGANIC SOLVENTS AS WELL AS DEAFNESS CAUSED BY NOISE.

IN ADDITION TO SLIDE SHOWS. A NEWLY-PRODUCED 18-MINUTE VIDEO ON SILICOSIS IS BEING SCREENED TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSES OF THE DISEASE AND THE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES THAT CAN BE TAKEN.

VISITORS CAN ALSO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON SOME COMMONLY USED IN LOCAL INDUSTRIES FROM A COMPUTER BANK.

1,000 CHEMICALS TOXICOLOGY DATA

CLEAN COUNTRYSIDE CONCERT TO BE HELD TOMORROW

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A CLEAN COUNTRYSIDE CONCERT. ORGANISED BY THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/REGIONAL COUNCIL, KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE. WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY), BEGINNING AT 1.30 PM AT HOK TAU. PAT SIN LENG COUNTRY PARK.

DURING THE CONCERT. KEEP CLEAN MESSAGES WILL BE DISSEMINATED THROUGH A VARIETY OF PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR SINGERS AND THROUGH GAMES WITH THE SPECTATORS.

THE AUDIENCE WILL BE REMINDED IN PARTICULAR OF THE NEED TO DISPOSE OF REPUSE PROPERLY AFTER ENJOYING VARIOUS FACILITIES AT THE COUNTRY PARKS.

THE PROGRAMME WILL BE PRODUCED AND BROADCAST LIVE COMMERCIAL RADIO I FROM 2 PM TO 3 PM.

BY

THE CHAIRMAN