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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1994

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FIVE MORE HIV INFECTED CASES CONFIRMED

HIV ANTIBODY TEST FIVE MEN WERE FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR THE LAST MONTH, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

THIS BRINGS THE NUMBER OF HIV INFECTED PERSONS IN HONG KONG

421.

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THREE NEW AIDS CASES WERE REPORTED DURING JANUARY.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AIDS CASES IS 95 WITH

65 DEATHS

REPORTED.

OF THE 421 HIV INFECTED, 309 ACQUIRED THE INFECTION AND 65 ACQUIRED THE NINE

INJECTING DRUG USERS, WERE

PRODUCTS BEFORE 1985 THROUGH CONTAMINATED BLOOD OR BLOOD

CLOTTING CONCENTRATES ANTIBODY TEST AND SAFE HEAT TREATED AVAILABLE.

FOR THE REMAINING 38, THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE WAS FOR CLASSIFICATION.

SEXUALLY, INFECTION WHEN HIV WERE NOT

INADEQUATE

IN 1985, UNDER THE HIV SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMME WHICH STARTED

HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR THE BLOOD SPECIMENS TOTAL OF 313,027 ANTIBODY,

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HIV

BLOOD TRANSFUSION

THE HONG KONG RED CROSS SCREENED ALL BLOOD DONORS FOR AIDS.

SERVICE HAS

ALSO

UP TO LAST MONTH, 1,363,383 UNITS OF BLOOD HAD BEEN TESTED 29 DONORS WERE FOUND POSITIVE.

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EDUCATION AND CAREERS EXHIBITION DRAWS BIG CROWDS

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND WORKING ADULTS VISITED THE 4TH EDUCATION AND CAREERS EXPO TODAY (THURSDAY) TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE LATEST INFORMATION ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER STUDY

CAREER CHOICES.

AND

IT IS

ESTIMATED THAT THE FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION WOULD ATTRACT ABOUT 180,000 VISITORS.

TRAINING

DURING THE VISIT, THEY ARE ABLE TO OBTAIN DETAILS OF COURSES AND JOBS FROM MORE THAN 200 EDUCATION AND CAREERS BOOTHS.

THIS YEAR'S EXPO, ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (TDC) AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED THIS MORNING BY THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN.

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