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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15,

1989

"THE OVERALL RESULTS HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGING: THE PROPORTION OF SMOKERS IN THE ADULT POPULATION (OVER 15 YEARS) HAS DECREASED FROM 23.3 PER CENT IN 1982 TO 16.8 PER CENT IN 1988, HE SAID.

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"HOWEVER, THERE ARE CERTAIN ASPECTS THAT CAUSE US CONCERN. FOR EXAMPLE, 3,000 GIRLS IN THE 15 TO 19 AGE GROUP WERE FOUND IN 1988 то BE DAILY SMOKERS COMPARED WITH 900 IN 1986.

"IT IS IMPORTANT THEREFORE THAT AGAINST TOBACCO TO SLAKEN.'

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DO NOT ALLOW OUR FIGHT

MR SHIPMAN WAS GREATLY IMPRESSED BY THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE HONG KONG ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY IN THE PREVENTION,

RESEARCH, TREATMENT

OF CANCER AND HOSPICE CARE SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1964.

THE MAIN

"WHILE EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER FORM THEME OF THE SOCIETY'S PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, THE AREA OF PATIENT CARE HAS NOT BEEN NEGLECTED," HE SAID.

HELF PATIENTS

"HOSPICE CARE IS A VALUABLE SERVICE PROVIDED TO AND THEIR FAMILIES TO COPE WITH THE ILLNESS AND TO OVERCOME THE PAINFUL EXPERIENCE OF CANCER DEATH.

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MR SHIPMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT CANCER REMAINED THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN HONG KONG AND STILL POSED A GREAT CHALLENGE.

"THE NUMBER OF CANCER DEATHS INCREASED FROM 2,916 IN 1964 то 8,177 IN 1988," HE SAID.

"OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE CANCER DEATH RATE ALSO INCREASED FROM 91 TO 173 PER 100,000 POPULATION FOR MALES AND FROM 75 то 114 PER 100,000 POPULATION FOR FEMALES.

"THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION HAS STATED THAT AN PROGRAMME IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WEAPON IN THE FIGHT CANCERS, MR SHIPMAN SAID.

ANTI-SMOKING

AGAINST LUNG

GOVERNMENT MONITORING OF KCRC STRENGTHENED

THE GOVERNMENT

REVIEW ON

RELATIONSHIP ITS

WITH

THE OF KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION, WHICH IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES

AND STATUTORY BODIES, EXERCISES TO EXAMINE THE MONITORING OF PUBLIC HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

THE REVIEW HAS CONFIRMED

CORPORATION

FRAMEWORK AND FINANCIAL

AND

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THAT THE EXISTING LEGAL ALREADY PROVIDES SUFFICIENT CONTROL OVER THE TRANSPORT

WITHOUT AFFECTING ITS AUTONOMY OBJECTIVES OF THE

THERE IS A NEED TO IMPROVE

HOWEVER, VIABILITY. COMMERCIAL MONITORING OF THE CORPORATION'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST THOSE OBJECTIVES.

/THE GOVERNMENT