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TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1993
UNDER THE HIV SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME WHICH STARTED IN 1985, A TOTAL OF 266,179 BLOOD SPECIMENS HAVE BREN TESTED FOR ANTIBODY.
THE HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SCREENED ALL BLOOD DONORS FOR AIDS.
THE
HIV
SERVICE HAS ALSO
UP TO LAST MONTH, 1,225,811 UNITS OF BLOOD HAVE BEEN TESTED AND 27 DONORS WERE FOUND POSITIVE.
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FARMING STUDY TOUR TO ISRAEL
A 30-MEMBER DELEGATION WILL DEPART FOR ISRAEL ON FRIDAY (APRIL FARMING AND 30) TO STUDY ITS NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES AND SHARE MARKETING EXPERIENCE WITH RELATED ORGANISATIONS THERE.
THE STUDY GROUP WILL VISIT THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
THE LARGEST EXHIBITION IN TEL AVIV,
EXPO OF ITS KIND IN MODERN
HISTORY.
FEDERATION
THE STUDY TOUR HAS DEEN ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, VEGETABLE MARKETING ORGANISATION AND OF VEGETABLE MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES LTD.
AND
AGRICULTURE
ITS
LEADER
TO SHOW SUPPORT TO THE DELEGATION, THE DIRECTOR OF ΤΟ A BANNER FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, PRESENTED MR YUNG TIN-TACK AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.
TERRITORY'S
DR LEE HOPED THAT THE MEMBERS WOULD MAKE FULL USE OF THE TO ENHANCE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNIQUES ON AGRICULTURE WITH TO
THE PROMOTING
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT LON DEVELOPMENT.
AND
VISIT A VIEW FUTURE
ON
"THE GROUP'S STUDY WILL EMPHASISE ON VARIOUS ASPECTS, INCLUDING
AND
SYSTEMS EFFECTIVE DRY LAND CULTIVATION, IRRIGATION, TILLAGE PLANT PROTECTION, SPRAYING AND HARVESTING.
EXPERTS
TRIENNIAL
"THOUSANDS OF AGRICULTURAL
FROM NO FEWER THAN 115 COUNTRIES OR TERRITORIES WILL TAKE PART IN THE
EXPO BELIEVED TO HAVE THE MOST VARIETY OF EXHIBITS, DR LEE SAID.
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THE DIRECTOR NOTED THAT THE
AND AGRICULTURE UNITED NATIONS' FOOD ITALY.
DELEGATION WILL
ORGANISATION
ALSO VISIT THE (FAO) IN ROME,
DURING THEIR STAY AT FAO'S HEADQUARTERS, ARE EXPECTED TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH ITS EXPERTS ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, HE ADDED.
DELEGATION MEMBERS
PLANT
PROTECTION,
/DR LEE
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