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TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992

OF THE 291 HIV-INFECTED, 60 WERE HAEMOPHILIACS, 196 ACQUIRED THE INFECTION SEXUALLY, FIVE WERE DRUG ABUSERS AND THREE ACQUIRED THE INFECTION THROUGH BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

FOR THE REMAINING 27, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS INADEQUATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.

UNDER THE HIV SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME STARTED IN 1985, A TOTAL OF 237,125 BLOOD SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY.

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

SERVICE HAS ALSO

UP TO LAST MONTH, 1,083,831 UNITS OF BLOOD HAVE BEEN TESTED AND 21 DONORS WERE FOUND POSITIVE.

THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (GEOGRAPHY, SOCIAL STUDIES AND HEALTH EDUCATION) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, MR H.

MR H. 1. LAW,

INTRODUCED A NEWLY-DESIGNED "LEARNING PACK ON AIDS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS"

IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EARLY JULY.

THE LEARNING PACK AIMS TO PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH A GUIDE то DISCUSS WITH THEIR STUDENTS THE SOCIAL AND MORAL ISSUES RELATED TO AIDS.

MR LAW SAID THE OBJECTIVES OF THE NEW LEARNING PACK WERE:

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TO IDENTIFY SOME MYTHS CONCERNING AIDS AND TO RECOGNISE ATTITUDES AND EMOTIONS THAT GIVE RISE TO THEM;

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TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS' CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL AND MORAL ASPECTS OF THE AIDS ISSUE;

TO DEVELOP UNBIASED AND SYMPATHETIC CARRIERS AND AIDS PATIENTS; AND

ATTITUDES TOWARDS HIV

TO HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES AND BECOME RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN DECISION.

"WITH UPDATED INFORMATION AND OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS, THE PACK ALS0 SERVES AS A SUPPLEMENT ΤΟ THE TEACHING KIT ON AIDS PUBLISHED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN 1988, MR LAW SAID

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THE PACK CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS, NAMELY AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE, THE LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND SUGGESTED ANSWERS AND DISCUSSION GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS.

"THE PACK ALLOWS FOR A HIGH FLEXIBILITY IN ITS SCHOOLS MAY SELECT ANY PART OF IT FOR ORGANISING CLASS ACTIVITIES TO SUIT THEIR TIMETABLES AS WELL AS THE LEVEL, ABILITY OF THEIR STUDENTS,* MR LAW ADDED.

USAGE AS OR GROUP NEED AND

SUPPORT

THE PACK WAS PRODUCED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WITH AND HELP FROM THE WORKING GROUP ON SCHOOL/STUDENTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ON AIDS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S AIDS COUNSELLING AND HEALTH EDUCATION SERVICE.

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