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SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1992

DR ALI REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO OBERSVE THE FOLLOWING

POINTS WHEN EATING AT HOME:

* MAINTAIN A CLEAN KITCHEN;

宴 WASH HANDS AFTER TOILET AND BEFORE PREPARING FOOD;

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USE WHOLESOME FOOD AND WATER AND CLEAN COOKING UTENSILS;

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STORE ALL PERISHABLE FOOD IN A REFRIGERATOR IF NOT FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION;

THAW OUT FROZEN FOOD ONLY WHEN NEEDED;

CLEAN CHOPPING BLOCK AND KNIFE BEFORE USE, ESPECIALLY AFTER CUTTING RAW FOOD, SUCH AS MEAT AND POULTRY;

WASH VEGETABLES THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING;

EAT COOKED FOOD WHEN IT IS STILL HOT, DO NOT LEAVE IT EXPOSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME;

FOOD TO BE KEPT OVERNIGHT SHOUD BE PUT IN A REFRIGERATOR AND RE-COOKED THOROUGHLY BEFORE EATING; AND

STORE ALL GARBAGE AND WASTE IN A COVERED CONTAINER BEFORE DISPOSAL.

DR ALI REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT WHEN TRAVELLING TO TROPICAL COUNTRIES, THEY SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CARE IN CHOOSING THEIR FOODS AND DRINKS.

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SAFE FOOD, AND GOOD PERSONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES, HE ADDED.

NEW CIVIL ENGINEERING SPECIFICATION UP FOR SALE

THE 1992 EDITION OF THE GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, 'A COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL WHICH LAYS DOWN THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, THE STANDARDS OF WORKMANSHIP, THE TESTING METHODS AND THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS UNDERTAKEN FOR THE GOVERNMENT, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.

THE SPECIFICATION, PREPARED BY THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, COMPRISES THREE VOLUMES OF MORE THAN 700 PAGES.

IT IS THE CULMINATION OF SIX YEARS' WORK INVOLVING INPUT FROM ALL MAIN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXECUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS.

/TO ENSURE