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HE SAID THAT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THERE WOULD BE A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN, SEMINARS FOR INTERMEDIARIES SUCH AS SOCIAL WORKERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND TARGET GROUP LIKE DRUG ABUSERS, AND A CONCERT FOR YOUTHS.

"THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES WE AIM TO REINFORCE AND CONSOLIDATE OUR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS, CHANGE COMMUNITY COMPLACENCY INTO COMMUNITY COMMITMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS, HE SAID.

DR LEE SAID THE COUNCIL HAD PROPOSED TO ESTABLISH A HONG KONG AIDS FOUNDATION WHICH WOULD BE A NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATION ΤΟ COMPLEMENT THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS AGAINST AIDS.

"THE SETTING UP OF THIS FOUNDATION WILL BE THE GREATEST DEMONSTRATION OF THE PUBLIC'S SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT IN OUR AIDS EFFORTS. IT WILL ALSO BE REGARDED AS HONG KONG'S CONTRIBUTION ΤΟ THE WORLD'S EFFORTS TO TACKLE THE INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM OF AIDS,

HE SAID.

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, MRS PEGGY LAM AND MR HO SAI-CHU, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ON AIDS AND CHAIRMAN OF PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP ON AIDS RESPECTIVELY.

DURING THE CEREMONY, PRIZES WERE PRESENTED BY MRS LAM ΤΟ WINNERS OF THE AIDS POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION RELD EARLIER BY THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AIDS. GUESTS THEN TOURED THE EXHIBITION SET UP AT THE VENUE.

ON AIDS

THE EXHIBITION FEATURES 40 DISPLAY BOARDS CONTAINING COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF AIDS. VIDEO SHOWS AND COMPUTER GAMES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ΤΟ HELP FURTHER INCREASE VISITORS' UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE.

IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC UP TILL DECEMBER 3 BEFORE MOVING ΤΟ THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE EXHIBITION GALLERY ON DECEMBER 7.

NEW WATER CONTROL ZONES DECLARED AND TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM INTRODUCED

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ZONES ORDER

DEEP BAY AND MIRS BAY HAVE BEEN DECLARED WATER CONTROL UNDER THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (DEEP BAY WATER CONTROL ZONE) 1990 AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (MIRS BAY WATER CONTROL ZONE) ORDER 1990 WHICH WERE GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

ALSO GAZETTED WERE AMENDMENTS TO THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL (GENERAL) REGULATIONS WHICH INTRODUCED SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUE OF LICENCES UNDER THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THIS ORDINANCE ARISING FROM THE REPEAL OF THE EXEMPTION PROVISIONS IN THE ORDINANCE.

THE REVISED REGULATIONS ALSO PROVIDED FOR A DOUBLING OF FINES WHICH COULD PRESENTLY BE IMPOSED FOR OFFENCES UNDER THE REGULATIONS, AND A REVISED FEE STRUCTURE FOR LICENCES ISSUED UNDER THE ORDINANCE.

/ANOTHER ITEM