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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1992

THE SEMINARS, WHICH ARE EDUCATIONAL IN COMPRISE A TALK, A SLIDE SHOW AND A FILM ON FOOD ITS PREVENTION, FOLLOWED BY AN OPEN DISCUSSION.

NATURE, WILL EACH CONTAMINATION AND

PRINTED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPLEMENT THE TALK.

AT THE END OF THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD. EACH PARTICIPANT WILL BE AWARDED A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, FOUR OTHER SEMINARS WILL BE ORGANISED FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, WHO WILL IN TURN CONVEY THE MESSAGES TO THEIR STUDENTS.

TO DRIVE HOME THE FOOD HYGIENE MESSAGE, A TELEVISION AND RADIO APIS (ANNOUNCEMENTS IN PUBLIC INTEREST) WILL BE SHOWN AND BROADCAST AND A ROUND-THE-CLOCK HEALTH EDUCATON HOTLINE (723 0013) WILL BE SET UP TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES ON FOOD HYGIENE MATTERS.

A BROADCASTING VAN WILL BE DEPLOYED TO STEP UP PUBLICITY AT VARIOUS STRATEGIC LOCALITIES.

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WAS THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF

HEALTH (HYGIENE), DR MAHOMMED BIN ALI.

GOVT FAVOURS ORGAN DONATION BY CHOICE AND CONSCIOUS ACT

THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TONIGHT (THURSDAY) DISMISSED THE ADOPTION OF A STATUTORY "OPTING-OUT" SYSTEM TO SECURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT IN HONG KONG AS ADVOCATED BY SOME PEOPLE.

UNDER THIS SYSTEM, SHE EXPLAINED, ORGANS WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR TRANSPLANT UPON ONE'S DEATH UNLESS ONE HAD SPECIFICALLY OPTED TO THE CONTRARY.

"WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE AN EVENTUAL GOAL, SHE STATED.

HOWEVER, GIVEN PREVAILING PUBLIC ATTITUDES. SUCH LEGISLATION

WAS AT PRESENT SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE, SHE ADDED.

"WE ARE AWARE THAT OFTEN THE NEXT-OF-KIN OF THE DECEASED RESENT THE REMOVAL OF ORGANS FROM THEIR DEAR DEPARTED.

"WE MUST ALWAYS RESPECT THE WISHES OF THE BEREAVED AND NOT ADD TO THE PAIN OF THEIR BEREAVEMENT.

THEN

"So, WE FAVOUR DONATION BY CHOICE AND CONSCIOUS ACT; LATER, THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ATTITUDE CHANGE, WE CAN GO FURTHER FORWARD."

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