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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1992

PUBLIC TO BE CONSULTED ON SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED

HUMAN REPRODUCTION

THE FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION (SAHR), TOGETHER WITH A CONSULTATION PAPER, WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION LATER THIS YEAR.

THE REPORT CONCLUDES THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE WHICH WAS APPOINTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE TO CONSIDER THE SOCIAL, MORAL, ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES ARISING FROM THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENTIFICALLY ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION, ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES.

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IN ITS FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT BARLIER, THE COMMITTEE PRESENTED, IN LAYMAN LANGUAGE, VIEWS FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND 22 RECOMMENDATIONS.

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GOVERNMENT CONSIDERS THAT PUBLIC VIEWS MUST BE BEFORE TAKING THE RECOMMENDATIONS ANY FURTHER, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

"IN THE LIGHT OF PUBLIC VIEWS EXPRESSED DURING THE CONSULTATION PERIOD, WE WILL FORMULATE POLICY PROPOSALS FOR THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION, HE ADDED.

SAI KUNG NATURE EDUCATION CENTRE TO GET NEW CAFETERIA

A CAFETERIA WILL SOON BE ADDED TO THE LIONS NATURE EDUCATION CENTRE IN TSIU HANG, SAI KUNG ΤΟ PROVIDE VISITORS WITH A COMFORTABLE RESTING PLACE AND LIGHT REFRESHMENT.

CONSTRUCTION WORKS STARTED AFTER THE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, PERFORMED A FOR THE PROJECT THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING.

DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY

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SPRAKING DURING THE CEREMONY, DR LEE SAID THE CAFETERIA, CONVERTED FROM THE OLD BARRACKS AND STORES IN THE CENTRE, WOULD BE BUILT WITH FUNDS DONATED BY THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL.

WHILE EXPRESSING GRATITUDE TO THE CLUBS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION, HE COMMENDED THE ASSOCIATION FOR CO-OPERATING CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT IN PROMOTING NATURE CONSERVATION AND RDUCATION IN RECENT YEARS.

"IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING OUR ANNUAL TREE PLANTING ACTIVITIES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE LIONS DONATED TO THE GOVERNMENT THE EXHIBITION HALLS OF THE LIONS NATURE EDUCATION CENTRE LAST YEAR," SAID.

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