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SUNDAY, AUGUST 8, 1993

HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO CHECK VEGETABLES

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TODAY (SUNDAY) CONTINUED MONITORING OF FOOD INCLUDING VEGETABLES IMPORTED FROM CHINA BORDER CHECK POINTS.

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SINCE THE BLAST IN SHENZHEN, 176 LORRY-LOADS OF VEGETABLES FROM CHINA HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND NO CONTAMINATION HAS BEEN DEtected.

FIFTY-ONE SAMPLES OF VEGETABLES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT LABORATORY FOR TESTS OF CONTAMINATION ARISING FROM THE BLAST, IN PARTICULAR OF ANY POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION BY AMMONIUM NITRATES.

ALL SAMPLES HAVE NEGATIVE RESULTS SHOWING NO EVIDENCE OF CONTAMINATION.

MEANWHILE, THE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE THE MONITORING OF

VEGETABLES.

THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED TO OBSERVE GOOD HYGIENIC PRACTICES, THOROUGHLY WASH VEGETABLES AND COOK WELL BEFORE CONSUMPTION,

SECONDARY 6 ADMISSION PROCEDURE

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STAGE I OF THE FIVE-STAGE SECONDARY 6 ADMISSION PROCEDURE BEGIN ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 10) WHEN RESULTS OF THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION ARE ANNOUNCED.

INFORMATION ON THE PROCEDURES FOR EACH STAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE EXAMINATION PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING PRIVATE CANDIDATES, FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) VIA THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S 24-HOUR AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE ENQUIRY SERVICE, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

STUDENTS CAN OBTAIN DETAILS OF THE PROCEDURES FOR GETTING A SECONDARY 6 SCHOOL PLACE BY DIALLING 891 0088. THEY SHOULD TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS:

* PRESS THE DIGIT 1 OR 2 TO CHOOSE THE LANGUAGE

* PRESS 2 FOR STUDENT-RELATED INFORMATION

* PRESS 4 FOR INFORMATION ON SECONDARY 6 ALLOCATION SYSTEM

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE SECONDARY 6 ADMISSION PROCEDURE WILL BE HELD AT 3 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY) IN THE 14TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT WU CHUNG 213 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI.

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

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