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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1993

NEW APPROACH TO 1993 AIDS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

AIDS IS A FATAL DISEASE WHICH MOST PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THEY MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH.

BUT

THAT

THE CONSULTANT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AIDS UNIT, DR LEE SHUI-SHAN TODAY (THURSDAY) STRESSED THAT IT WAS A MISCONCEPTION AIDS COULD ONLY BE CAUGHT BY THOSE WHO LED AN IMMORAL LIFE.

"IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ORDINARY PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED COULD NOT HAPPEN TO THEM MAY NOT BE INCLINED TO PRECAUTIONS, DR LEE NOTED.

AIDS

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LAUNCHED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, THE GOVERNMENT HAS AIDS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN SINCE JULY.

THAT TAKE

THE 1993

A PUBLICITY PACKAGE WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO INCLUDE TWO NEW TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENTS IN PUBLIC INTERESTS (API'S), RADIO API'S, SUPPORTING POSTERS AND LEAFLETS, ALL CARRYING THE OVERALL MESSAGE OF 'THINK ABOUT AIDS. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU.'

A GAME CUM EXHIBITION STALL WILL ALSO BE STAGED AT THE 1993 URBAN COUNCIL HEALTH EDUCATION FAIR IN VICTORIA PARK THIS SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 7).

"IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH FUN AND LAUGHTERS, ADULTS AND SPECIALLY CHILDREN CAN BROADEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE ON AIDS,"

DR LEE SAID.

SINCE THE LAUNCH OF THE CAMPAIGN, RESPONSE FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR HAVE GENERALLY BEEN GOOD.

ABBOTT LABORATORIES LTD HAS EVEN VOLUNTARILY HELPED DISTRIBUTING LEAFLETS AND STANDS

TO MORE THAN 200 GYNAECOLOGISTS, WHILE ESSO HONG KONG LTD DISPLAYING LEAFLETS FOR COLLECTION AT ALL THEIR GAS STATIONS.

"WE ARE INVITING MORE INSTITUTES, PRIVATE CLINICS AND

ORGANISATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAMPAIGN BY DISTRIBUTING PUBLICITY LEAFLETS, TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE TO EVERYONE IN THE SOCIETY."

INTERESTED PARTIES ARE WELCOME TO CONTACT THE RECEPTION DESK OF FRENCH OF THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THE GROUND FLOOR MISSION BUILDING, 1 BATTERY

CENTRAL, FOR FREE LEAFLETS AND DISPLAY STANDS.

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