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SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1993

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HK DELEGATION OFF TO BERLIN FOR AIDS CONFERENCE

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GOVERNMENT DELEGATION, WELFARE, MRS BLIZABETH WONG, HAS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS.

LED BY THE SECRETARY FOR

LEFT FOR BERLIN TO ATTEND THE

HEALTH

AND NINTH

SENIOR

REPRESENTATIVES AUTHORITY.

OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDE THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR SH LEE,

DIRECTOR ASSISTANT

OF EDUCATION, MR LUCAS CHAN,

THE FROM THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH AND

THE AND

HOSPITAL

THE CONFERENCE, WHICH WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JUNE 7 AND THE MOST IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AIDS.

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IS

CO-SPONSORED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, THE EVENT WILL BE ATTENDED BY OVER 10,000 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL WORKERS, EDUCATIONALISTS AND SCHOLARS FROM COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.

POLICY

MAKERS,

MRS WONG SAID HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE WOULD AND "HELP OUR SHARING OF EXPERIENCE WITH LEADING PROFESSIONAL EXPERTS FOSTER INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION IN THE PREVENTION OF AIDS",

"1993 MARKS HONG KONG, SHE SAID.

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AIDS THE WATERSHED YEAR IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST

IN

TRUST

CONSIDERABLE ADMIRATION

"WE ARE PROUD OF OUR INITIATIVE IN ESTABLISHING THE AIDS FUND EARLIER THIS YEAR, WHICH HAS ATTRACTED FROM OVERSEAS COUNTRIES.

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MRS WONG SAID HONG KONG MUST CONTINUE TO DO MORE, IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

PARTICULARLY

PREVENTION

OF

"WE

NEED TO FURTHER EDUCATE OUR PEOPLE ON THE

WHO AIDS," SHE SAID. "WE MUST ALSO REMOVE PREJUDICE AND TREAT THOSE

INFECTED BY ARE UNFORTUNATELY

VERUS WITH THE

COMPASSION AND

UNDERSTANDING.

CO

THE DELEGATION IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG BY JUNE 15.

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HOIST INSPECTION GOES ON

FACTORY

INSPECTION

INSPECTORS FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT CONTINUED CAMPAIGN TODAY (SATURDAY) TO ENSURE THAT PASSENGER ON CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE IN SAFE CONDITION.

THEIR HOISTS

THEY VISITED 64 WORK SITES AT VARIOUS DISTRICTS AND INSPECTED 12 HOISTS AT 10 OF THE SITES.

THIS BRINGS TO 263 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SITES VISITED SINCE THE SITES SPECIAL OPERATION STARTED ON JUNE 3. A TOTAL OF 86 HOISTS ON 55 HAVE BEEN INSPECTED SO FAR.

/IN TODAY'S