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TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1993

THE VARIOUS ADDRESSES OF THE GOVERNMENT'S SOCIAL HYGIENE CLINICS FOR TREATMENT OF VENEREAL DISEASES CAN BE OBTAINED BY FAX.

"A CALLER MAY CHOOSE TO MESSAGES ON SPECIFIC AREAS OF PRE-DEFINED BUTTONS.

LISTEN TO ANY OF THE PRE-RECORDED H15 CONCERN BY SIMPLY

"AS BEFORE, THE TELEPHONE COUNSELLING SERVICE IS OTHER RELATED OPERATIONS, INCLUDING HIV TESTS, CLINICAL WELL AS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES.

PRESSING THE

SUPPORTED BY SERVICES,

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"ALL THESE ARE EVIDENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S DETERMINATION PUTTING AIDS UNDER SATISFACTORY CONTROL, THE DIRECTOR ADDED.

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DR

LEE PRESENTED

SOUVENIRS

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MAN

YEE. AND PRESENTERS

DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG PRODUCER MISS NO

CHIVERTON TO MISS CHEA SHUK-MUI AND MR HUGH

THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN DOING THE VOICE OVER FOR THE TAPED MESSAGES.

THE DEPARTMENT'S TELEPHONE COUNSELLING SERVICE WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1985, WITH THE PRIME OBJECTIVE OF ANSWERING QUERIES FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND CONCERNED PEOPLE.

ONLY ONE NURSING OFFICER WAS DESIGNATED

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THE JOB AT THAT

TIME.

IN 1987, THE SERVICE WAS EXPANDED ΤΟ CATER FOR INCREASING PUBLIC DEMAND AND THE

NUMBER 780 2211 WAS INTRODUCED TO PROVIDE COUNSELLING TO PEOPLE IN NEED.

FAMILIAR

SEVEN MORE HIV-INFECTED CASES CONFIRMED

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FIVE MEN AND TWO WOMEN WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY TEST LAST MONTH, BRINGING THE NUMBER OF HIV-INFECTED PERSONS IN HONG KONG TO 355.

THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S CONSULTANT (SPECIAL PREVENTIVE PROGRAMME), DR S S LEE SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT FOUR AIDS CASES WERE REPORTED DURING THE MONTH.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES IS 80 WITH 51 DEATHS. THE 29 OTHERS ARE EITHER UNDER COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT OR HAVE LEFT THE TERRITORY.

OF THE 355 PERSONS INFECTED, 251 GOT THE INFECTION SEXUALLY, EIGHT WERE INTRAVENOUS DRUG-USERS, AND 64 GOT THE INFECTION THROUGH CONTAMINATED BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS BEFORE 1985 WHEN HIV ANTIBODY TEST AND SAFE HEAT-TREATED CLOTTING CONCENTRATES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

FOR THE REMAINING 32, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS FOR CLASSIFICATION.

INADEQUATE

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