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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1994

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN ALSO CONTACT THE HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT ON TEL 787 1229 OR 787 1230 FOR ADVICE. EXHIBITION BOARDS WILL BE ON DISPLAY ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR, URBAN COUNCIL FA YUEN STREET

COMPLEX, MONG KOK.

TAKE HEED OF

ΤΟ MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED THE PUBLIC THE FOLLOWING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE PRACTICES TO PREVENT HOME PESTS:

* KEEP YOUR HOME CLEAN AND DRY. STORE ALL FOOD PROPERLY AND

PUT ALL FOOD REMNANTS INTO A COVERED REFUSE BIN.

* FILL UP ALL CREVICES OR HIDING

PAINTS FOR MOULDY WALL OR COVER THE WALL PAPER.

PLACES. USE ANTI-MOULDY WALL SURFACK WITH NEW

* CARPETS, BLANKETS AND PETS' BLANKETS

CLEANED FREQUENTLY. KEEP YOUR PETS CLEAN.

SHOULD BE DUSTED

AND

* OBSERVE

HYGIENE. PERSONAL

THOSE PERSONS

WITH

ALLERGIC

SYMPTOMS SHOULD CHANGE CLOTHES AND CLEAN THEIR BLANKETS FREQUENTLY.

THE

PUBLIC IMAGE IN FOCUS

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TODAY

IMAGE

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR DOMINIC S W WONG, (WEDNESDAY) STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF PROJECTING A GOOD PUBLIC OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT THROUGH BUILDING A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA.

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ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE THIRD MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, MR WONG SAID: 'IN THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, I HAVE OFTEN STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF ADOPTING AN OPEN AND RESPONSIVE ATTITUDE, BUILDING A GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE MEDIA, AND MAINTAINING A GOOD PUBLIC IMAGE OF OUR DEPARTMENT.

"IN THIS DAY AND AGE OF OPEN GOVERNMENT AND TRANSPARENCY, WE MUST REACH OUT TO THE PUBLIC. WE CANNOT AVOID THE MEDIA. WE MUST WORK WITH THEM.

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INDEED, OUR EFFECTIVENESS IN GETTING THE JOB DONE IS MEASURED TO SOME EXTENT BY THE DEGREE IN WHICH WE CAN SUCCESSFULLY WORK WITH THE MEDIA."

THE WORKSHOP IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE PARTICIPATING OFFICERS BY HELPING THEM DEVELOP HANDLE THE MEDIA PROPERLY AND EFFECTIVELY.

EFFECTIVENESS THE SKILLS

OF THE NEEDED TO

MR WONG HOPED THAT STAFF MEMBERS WOULD LEARN HOW MEDIA "THREAT" INTO A VALUABLE "OPPORTUNITY" TO EXPLAIN POLICIES, PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTS,

TO

TURN EDUCATION

THE

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