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NEW ORGAN DONATION CARD AVAILABLE NEXT MONTH

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS DESIGNED A NEW ORGAN FURTHER PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ORGAN DONATION,

DONATION CARD TO

THE NEW ORGAN DONATION CARD, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC NEXT MONTH (JANUARY), IS JOINTLY DESIGNED BY THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY} THAT THE NEW DONATION CARD COVERS THE DONATION OF KIDNEYS, CORNEA AND OTHER ORGANS SPECIFIED BY THE DONORS IN ONE SINGLE CARD.

"THE NEW CARD WILL REPLACE THE KIDNEY DONATION CARD AND THE EYE DONATION CARD WHICH ARE CURRENTLY IN CIRCULATION.

"IN FUTURE, WHAT POTENTIAL DONORS HAVE TO DO IS TO INDICATE IN THE NEW CARD WHICH ORGAN OR ORGANS THEY WISH TO DONATE UPON THEIR DEATH AND CARRY ONLY ONE DONATION CARD WITH THEM,' HE SAID.

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HOWEVER, THE OLD KIDNEY AND EYE DONATION CARDS ARE STILL VALID AND THE WISH OF THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP WILL BE FOLLOWED IF THE TIME COMES, WHETHER THEY CARRY THE OLD OR THE NEW CARD, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

UP ΤΟ INDICATE THEIR

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WANT TO SIGN WISH TO DONATE THEIR ORGANS AFTER THEY HAVE PASSED AWAY CAN OBTAIN AN ORGAN DONATION CARD FROM THE FOLLOWING PLACES STARTING NEXT MONTH:

* DISTRICT OFFICES;

CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (SEVENTH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI);

* LICENSING OFFICES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT;

IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OFFICES;

HONG

KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE: DONOR CENTRES; AND

* ENQUIRY OFFICES OF ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND GOVERNMENT

CLINICS.

AFTER THEY HAVE SIGNED UP, THEY SHOULD CARRY THE DONATION CARD WITH THEM ALL THE TIME SO THAT THEIR FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY IF THE TIME COMES.

WISH WOULD BE KNOWN AND THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

ΤΟ ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRANSPLANTATION AND DONATION OF KIDNEYS IN PARTICULAR, THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL RUN A 24-HOUR TELEPHONE INFORMATION SERVICE (833 0111) THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

ON KIDNEY DONATION

DURING

/THE PRE-RECORDED

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