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THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1993

"WITH THE ENACTMENT OF THE NEW

PNEUMOCONIOSIS (COMPENSATION) { AMENDMENT) BILL 1993 WHICH WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL YESTERDAY, IT WILL PROVIDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND CONTINUING COMPENSATION TO THE PATIENTS FOR INCAPACITY AS PNEUMOCONIOSIS, HE SAID.

"

A

RESULT OF

TO DATE, A TOTAL OF 3,904

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

CASES HAVE BEEN

COMPENSATED.

ON HEART DISEASES, DR LEE SAID THE DISEASES CLAIMED THE LIVES OF 5,359 PERSONS LAST YEAR, WHICH WERE HIGHER AS COMPARED TO THOSE 1991.

A TOTAL OF 764 CARDIAC OPERATIONS GRANTHAM HOSPITAL WITH A HIGH SUCCESS RATE.

IN

WERE PERFORMED IN THE

"IT IS ENCOURAGING ΤΟ HAVE THE FIRST TRANSPLANT OPERATION SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMED AT THE LAST DECEMBER, HE ADDED.

"

HONG KONG HEART GRANTHAM HOSPITAL

ONE CANDIDATE ENTERS LEGCO BY-ELECTION

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ANOTHER CANDIDATE HAS BERN NOMINATED FOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION IN RESPECT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY TODAY (THURSDAY).

HE IS 35-YEAR-OLD MR CHOW YICK-HAY, A UNIVERSITY STAFF MEMBER.

HIS CONTACT TELEPHONE IS 785 7979.

THIS BRINGS TO TWO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS SINCE THE TWO-WEEK NOMINATION PERIOD BEGAN ON JUNE 25.

RECEIVED

THE BY-ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON JULY 28 TO FILL THE SEAT OF GILBERT LEUNG KAM-HO,

MR

0

NOMINATIONS INVITED FOR OUTSTANDING DISABLED EMPLOYEES

**

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS NOW INVITING EMPLOYERS TO NOMINATE THEIR DISABLED EMPLOYEES FOR THE OUTSTANDING DISABLED EMPLOYEES AWARD (ODEA) 1993.

NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, THE AWARD SERVES AS A RECOGNITION OF THE CONTRIBUTION DISABLED WORKERS MADE TO SOCIETY THROUGH THEIR JOB.

THE ODEA ALSO AIMS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE WORKING ABILITIES OF DISABLED PERSONS AND ΤΟ PROMOTE THEIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.

SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (SELECTIVE PLACEMENT) MRS SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THE SELECTIVE PLACEMENT ACHIEVED A RECORD PLACEMENT OF 1,366 FOR THE YEAR 1992.

JENNIE CHOR SERVICE HAD

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