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FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1992

"WE WERE THE FIRST IN ASIA TO IMPLEMENT THE NAVTEX SERVICE,

MARITIME COVERING SOUTH CHINA SEA AND PROVIDING

SAFETY INFORMATION, METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION AND A WARNING AND DISTRESS ALERTS.

"WE WERE ALSO THE FIRST TO COMMISSION A SATELLITE TRACKING

THE COSPAS-SARSAT STATION IN

PROGRAMME FOR DETECTING EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATOR RADIO BEACONS WITHIN A 4,000-KILOMETRE RADIUS.

WE "SINCE THE END OF LAST YEAR,

HAVE HAD SPECIALLY TRAINED MANNING OFFICERS

THE MARINE DEPARTMENT'S MARITIME RESCUE CO-ORDINATION CENTRE 24 HOURS A DAY," MR PYRKE SAID.

MARINE

THE MARINE DEPARTMENT STAGED AN EXHIBITION COMPRISING FIVE ITS DISPLAY PANELS AND AN AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION TO INTRODUCE MARITIME RESCUE CO-ORDINATION CENTRE AND THE NEW GMDSS AT THE ANNUAL DEPARTMENT'S SEARCH AND BOAT SHOW, THE EXHIBITION WAS MANNED BY THE RESCUE OFFICERS.

THE THREE-DAY BOAT SHOW IS BEING HELD AT 8 ABERDEEN AND IS OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

SHUM WAN ROAD

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NEW HEALTH AND MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORMED

* * * *

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED A HEALTH AND MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (HMDAC) UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF PROFESSOR NATALIS YUEN CHUNG-LAI.

THE NEW COMMITTEE IS TO SUCCEED THE FORMER MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (MDA).

*ADV

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY): "THE CHANGE TO THE TITLE IS A REFLECTION OF THE INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOLLOWING

THE THE GOVERNMENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND THE MDAC DENTAL SUB-COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.

SUPPORT

H

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IS PARTICIPATORY CARE

AND

PROFESSIONALS.

AND REQUIRES THE

INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS HEALTH

"THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE NEW COMMITTEE THEREFORE INCLUDES EXPERTS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF DIFFERENT INTERESTS," HE SAID.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF HMDAC ARE:

* BEARING

THE

IN MIND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW GENERAL LEVEL OF HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY; AND

/*HAVING REGARD