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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1994

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA, THE WILL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL MEASURES:

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DEPARTMENT

TO DECLARE THE PILOTS OF ALL AIRCRAFT COMING FROM INDIA HEALTH STATUS OF PASSENGERS THROUGH AIRLINE COMPANY;

AIRLINE COMPANIES TO ALERT PORT HEALTH OFFICE IF SICK PERSON ON BOARD IS DECLARED BY THE PILOT;

PASSENGERS FROM INDIA DISEMBARKING IN HONG KONG TO THE "UNDERTAKING TO SUBMIT TO SURVEILLANCE" FORM THEM TO THE PORT HEALTH OFFICE;

COMPLETE AND PASS

OF

A LIST OF AIRLINE TO PROVIDE THE PORT HEALTH OFFICE WITH PASSENGER EMBARKING AT INDIA AND DISEMBARKING IN HONG KONG;

PORT HEALTH OFFICER TO INSPECT PASSENGERS AND CABIN CREW

EVERY AIRCRAFT ARRIVING FROM INDIA WITH A VIEW TO

EARLY DISEASE; AND

ΤΟ CHECK ALL CARGO MANIFEST FOR CARGO FLIGHTS INDIA AND TO CONDUCT RODENT AND FLEA CONTROL STORAGE DEPOT WHERE NECESSARY,

DETECTING

COMING FROM MEASURES IN

THE SPOKESMAN

ADDED

THAT

PNEUMONIC

CONTAGIOUS CONDITION CAUSED BY BACTERIA. "THE CHILLS, COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND SHOCK.

PLAGUE

A ARK SYMPTOMS

WAS

HIGHLY FEVER,

"THE CONDITION IS TREATABLE AND PEOPLE CAN MAKE FULL

HE SAID. WITH PROPER TREATMENT WITH ANTIBIOTICS,"

RECOVERY

PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK EARLY TREATMENT FROM

DOCTORS.

BRIEF

HONG

KONG

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR LAM PING-YAM, WILL THE MEDIA ON THE PLAGUE CONTROL MEASURES AT THE PRESS ROOM, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 5 PM TODAY (TUESDAY).

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

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