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SUNDAY, JULY 25, 1993

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KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD OFF FOR EUROPE VISIT

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A KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD DELEGATION, COMPRISING BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL PERSONALITIES, DEPARTED FOR EUROPE THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING A 15-DAY STUDY TOUR.

LED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI, AND ACCOMPANIED BY VISIT A NUMBER THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WONG HON-HO, THE GROUP WILL OF CITIES IN DENMARK, NORWAY, SWEDEN, AUSTRIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, AND GERMANY.

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SPEAKING AT THE AIRPORT, MR LAM SAID: "AN IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE OF THE TRIP IS ΤΟ GAIN AN INSIGHT INTO THE OPERATION OF LOCAL WASTE GOVERNMENTS IN THESE COUNTRIES, THEIR SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM AND TREATMENT FACILITIES.

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'MEMBERS ALSO WISH TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE NEW GERMANY FOLLOWING ITS UNIFICATION.

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ON THE CULTURAL FRONT, THE GROUP WILL VISIT THE BIRTHPLACES MR HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, A MASTER OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, FREDERIC FRANCOIS CHOPIN, A COMPOSER AND PIANIST.

THE DELEGATION WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG ON AUGUST 8.

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PAMPHLETS ON AIDS FOR STUDENTS

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED 1.5 MILLION COPIES OF A FULL-COLOUR PAMPHLET ON AIDS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN ALL PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS,

THE PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS HIV- INFECTED PERSONS.

THE EASY-TO-UNDERSTAND, BILINGUAL PUBLICATION WILL DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS IN 1,200 PRIMARY AND 500 SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

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IT EXPLAINS IN SIMPLE TERMS THE AIDS VIRUS, AND THE CARE OF WOUNDS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE

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"STUDENTS ARE ALSO TOLD THAT HIV CAN ONLY BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH SEXUAL AND BLOOD CONTACTS, AND FROM AN INFECTED MOTHER TO BABY DURING PREGNANCY,' THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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