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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1992

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DOCUMENT

ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE INFORMATION MAY CONTACT THE TRANSPORT BRANCH ON TEL 810 2028 DURING OFFICE HOURS. A CHINESE VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE ON MAY (WEDNESDAY),

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"THE PUBLIC WILL BE CONSULTED AGAIN ON ANY PROPOSALS BEFORE THEY ARE ADOPTED," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

FOUR MORE HIV CARRIERS FOUND

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FOUR MORE PERSONS INCLUDING A WOMAN WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY TEST LAST MONTH, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HIV INFECTED PERSONS IN HONG KONG TO 280.

THE DEPARTMENT OF

SAID

REVIEWING THE LATEST AIDS SITUATION, HEALTH'S CONSULTANT (SPECIAL PREVENTIVE PROGRAMME), DR S.S. LEE, TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT NO NEW AIDS CASES WERE REPORTED DURING THE PERIOD AND THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES REMAINED AT 61.

"SO FAR, 40 AIDS PATIENTS HAVE DIED AND 21 OTHERS ARE EITHER UNDER COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT OR HAVE LEFT THE TERRITORY.

OF THE 280 HIV-INFECTED, 60 WERE HAEMOPHILIACS, 186 ACQUIRED THE INFECTION SEXUALLY, FIVE WERE DRUG ABUSERS AND THREE ACQUIRED THE INFECTION THROUGH BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

FOR THE REMAINING 26, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS INADEQUATE FOR CLASSIFICATION, DR LEE ADDED.

UNDER THE HIV SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME STARTED IN 1985, A TOTAL OF 233,339 BLOOD SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY.

THE HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE HAS ALSO SCREENED ALL DONORS FOR AIDS.

UP TO LAST MONTH, 1,069,232 UNITS OF BLOOD HAVE BEEN TESTED AND 20 DONORS WERE FOUND POSITIVE.

TURNING TO AIDS PUBLICITY AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, DR LEE SAID INVITATION TOGETHER WITH APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE YOUTH FUNDING SCHEME ON AIDS WOULD BE SENT OUT IN EARLY JUNE TO YOUTH GROUPS AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS INVITING THEM TO ORGANISE AIDS-RELATED ACTIVITIES.

"THE SCHEME WILL PROVIDE FUNDS FOR 10 YOUTH GROUPS OR ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR PROJECTS WHICH IS SIX MORE THAN THAT OF LAST YEAR," HE ADDED.

"EACH SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT CAN GET A MAXIMUM FUNDING OF $8,000 BUT SHOULD IMPLEMENT AND COMPLETE THEIR PROJECT BY THE END OF THIS YEAR."

THE LETTER AND

INTERESTED GROUPS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED APPLICATION FORM MAY CONTACT THE SECRETARY OF THE WORKING GROUP ON YOUTH ON TEL 835 1821.

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