XN000022-1993-03-08 — Page 5

MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1993

ON THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS, DR LEE SAID THE SETTING UP OF A $350 MILLION AIDS FUND SHOWED THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE FIGHT, AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS "CARING AND COMPASSIONATE IN DEALING WITH ALL THE WIDE-REACHING CONSEQUENCES THAT THIS DREADFUL DISEASE BRINGS"

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KICK OFF OUR RENEWED EFFORTS, A MAJOR PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN WILL BE PERSONALLY LAUNCHED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE IN THE 'ENJOY YOURSELF TONIGHT' SHOW NEXT MONTH, HE SAID.

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THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES "TARGETED AT EVERY ONE IN THE COMMUNITY" THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING SESSIONS FOR TEACHERS AND AMBULANCE STAFF.

ON THE

INTERNATIONAL FRONT ON AIDS, HONG KONG WILL HOLD THE FIRST MEETING WITH CHINA IN MID-1993 AND WILL HELP THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION HOLD A WORKSHOP IN HONG KONG ON DRUG ABUSE AND AIDS IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.

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AS REGARDS THE PERFORMANCE PLEDGE, DR LEE SAID HE INTENDED SPEND $9 MILLION TO $10 MILLION IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR STARTING APRIL ON IMPROVING THE LEVEL OF SERVICES AND EXTEND THE PLEDGE TO COVER 20 TO 30 ADDITIONAL CLINICS, BEGINNING WITH PHASE II WHICH WOULD COVER 13 CLINICS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.

CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES

PRIMARY ONE

ALL CHILDREN WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR A PUBLIC-SECTOR PLACE BUT HAVE NOT SECURED A DISCRETIONARY PLACE WILL BE CENTRALLY ALLOCATED TO A GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR THE 1993 SCHOOL YEAR.

THEY WILL RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS FROM THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT REQUESTING THEM TO GO TO A SPECIFIED DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION CENTRE то COLLECT A "CHOICE OF SCHOOLS" FORM AND A LIST OF ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THEIR HOME DISTRICT.

THE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE COLLECTED BETWEEN MARCH 13 (SATURDAY) AND MARCH 15 (MONDAY) FROM 9.30 AM TO 12.30 PM AND 1.30 PM то 4.30 PM.

COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE RETURNED TO THE SAMR CENTRE WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD.

ALI DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION CENTRES WILI. REMAIN OPEN DURING THE SPECIFIED TIME ON SUNDAY (MARCH 14).

PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT IF THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT BY MARCH 13, THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE ADMISSION UNIT ON 572 4383 IMMEDIATELY.

THE LETTER PRIMARY ONE

/PARENTS WHO