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TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1993
MEMBERS ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT A NEW FRANCHISE WITH NEW TERMS SHOULD BE GRANTED TO THE NLB FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS STARTING APRIL 1, 1995.
THE NEW FRANCHISE WILL INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS FOR STRENGTHENING CUSTOMER LIAISON AND PROVISIONS TO REINFORCE EXISTING MONITORING ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDING FINANCIAL MONITORING.
ON STAR FERRY, MEMBERS NOTED THAT THE COMPANY HAD EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN INTRODUCING A NEW SERVICE BETWEEN WAN CHAI AND TSIM SHA TSUI EAST.
ΤΟ IMPROVE ITS SERVICE QUALITY, THE COMPANY IS CONDUCTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON AIR-CONDITIONING SOME UPPER DECK CABINS OF ITS VESSELS.
MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RELIEF MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE CONGESTION ALONG THE MTR NATHAN ROAD CORRIDOR.
10 MORE HIV-INFECTED CASES CONFIRMED
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EIGHT MEN AND TWO WOMEN WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY TEST LAST MONTH, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HIV-INFECTED PERSONS IN HONG KONG TO 369.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S CONSULTANT (SPECIAL PREVENTIVE PROGRAMME), DR S S LEE SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT TWO AIDS CASES WERE REPORTED DURING THE MONTH.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES IS 83 WITH 53 DEATHS. THE 30 OTHERS ARE EITHER UNDER COUNSELLING AND TREATMENT OR HAVE LEFT THE TERRITORY.
OF THE 369 PERSONS INFECTED, 264 GOT THE INFECTION SEXUALLY, EIGHT WERE INTRAVENOUS DRUG-USERS, AND 65 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 INADEQUATE FOR CLASSIFICATION.
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UNDER THE HIV SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME WHICH STARTED IN 1985, TOTAL OF 272,084 BLOOD SPECIMENS HAD BEEN TESTED FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY.
THE HONG KONG RED CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SCREENED ALL BLOOD DONORS FOR HIV INFECTION.
SERVICE RAS ALSO
UP TO LAST MONTH, 1,253,448 UNITS OF BLOOD HAD BEEN TESTED AND 27 DONORS WERE FOUND POSITIVE.
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