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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1992

SPEAKING AT THE LIONS KIDNEY EDUCATIONAL CENTRE AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION DIRECTORS' DINNER MEETING, MRS WONG SAID 1,124 PEOPLE DIED OF RENAL FAILURE IN 1990.

AND AT THE END OF FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, SOME 600 PATIENTS WERE ON THE WAITING LIST FOR TRANSPLANT.

THE GOVERNMENT,

SHE SAID, WAS ENDEAVOURING TO INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF ORGANS AND TO INTRODUCE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST ABUSE AS WELL AS FOR PATIENT SAFETY.

ON THE SUPPLY OF ORGANS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS LAUNCHED A MULTI-MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO MOTIVATE MORE PEOPLE TOWARDS ORGAN DONATION, TO PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT AND TO REMOVE MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ORGAN DONATION AND TRANSPLANT.

"MANY HONG KONG PEOPLE IN RECENT MONTHS HAVE

AND A BIG CARING HEART OVER, FOR GORDON OR FLOODS IN CHINA, MRS WONG SAID.

SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

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DEMONSTRATED

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EXAMPLE, LITTLE

"WE ARE CONVINCED THAT WE CAN WIN OVER MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ΤΟ DONATE THEIR ORGANS AND TO SAVE OTHERS.

AS REGARDS LEGISLATION, THE HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANT BILL WHICH BEING STUDIED BY A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AD HOC GROUP, SEEKS TO BAN ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ORGAN TRADING.

IS

IT ALSO AIMS TO CONTROL THE TRANSPLANTING OF ORGANS FROM UNRELATED LIVING DONORS, AND ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT STATUTORY BOARD ΤΟ CONSIDER SPECIFIC REQUESTS FOR ORGANS TO BE TAKEN FROM UNRELATED LIVING DONORS.

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MRS WONG ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE LIONS KIDNEY EDUCATIONAL CENTRE AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR HAVING SET A GOOD EXAMPLE REACHING OUT THROUGH EDUCATION, PUBLICITY AND PERSUASION.

SHE BELIEVED THAT THEIR HARD WORK WOULD ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE WITH RENAL PROBLEMS.

CAPUT SCHOOLS

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**THERE ARE ESTABLISHED RULES GOVERNING PRIVATE NON-PROFIT- MAKING SCHOOLS RECEIVING THE PER CAPUT GRANT UNDER THE BOUGHT PLACES SCHEME.

THE GRANT AIMS MAINLY TO HELP THESE SCHOOLS ΤΟ ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED TEACHERS BY SUPPLEMENTING THEIR SALARIES TO A LEVEL COMPARABLE TO THOSE IN AIDED SCHOOLS, AND TO HELP IMPROVE FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT.

/THE RULES