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MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1993

SPECIAL TOPICS REPORT NO. IX ON SOCIAL STATISTICS PUBLISHED

THE CENSUS

AND STATISTICS

DEPARTMENT

HAS PUBLISHED A REPORT: "SPECIAL TOPICS REPORT NO. IX" CONTAINING THE FINDINGS OF FIVE SPECIAL TOPICS ENQUIRIES CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT FROM OCTOBER 1991 TO MARCH 1992 VIA THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY.

THE FIVE TOPICS COVERED IN THE REPORT ARE:

- DOMESTIC HELPERS;

-

-

-

HIGHER EDUCATION ATTAINED OUTSIDE HONG KONG;

TAXI WAITING TIME;

OCCUPATIONAL MOBILITY;

USE OF TELEVISION SETS AND VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDERS.

THE WANCHAI

AT THE GOVERNMENT THE REPORT IS NOW ON SALE AT $42 A COPY

OR BUILDING, OFFICE

AT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST PUBLICATIONS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG.

CARE IN PREPARING HOTPOTS

OF MEMBERS

THE PUBLIC SHOULD ADOPT PROPER

HOTPOTS, ASSISTANT PRACTICES WHEN PREPARING (HYGIENE), DR MAHOMMED ALI, SAID.

DIRECTOR

FOOD

OF

HYGIENE HEALTH

MAKING THE APPEAL, DR ALI ALERTED FOOD-BORNE DISEASES SUCH AS FOOD POISONING AND HEPATITIS A.

RESIDENTS OF THE POSSIBLE

"RESTAURANT STAFF SHOULD ALWAYS OBSERVE

HYGIENE PRACTICES

IN

PREPARING FOOD FOR HOTPOTS, HE SAID.

"CUSTOMERS, ON THE OTHER HAND, SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT IS ADEQUATELY COOKED BEFORE CONSUMPTION."

THE FOOD

RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO TAKE EXTRA CARE WHILE

PREPARING HOTPOTS

AT HOME.

DR ALI REMINDED RESIDENTS TO OBSERVE THE

MEASURES:

FOLLOWING PREVENTIVE

FOR SHELLFISH

* USE ONLY WHOLESOME AND PREFERABLY LIVE ONES;

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