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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1994

THEY ALSO VISITED THE ISLAND EAST REFUSE TRANSFER STATION, THE WEST NEW TERRITORIES LANDFILL, THE TSING YI CHEMICAL WASTE TREATMENT CENTRE AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT'S LABORATORIES AND THE MARINE MONITORING VESSEL, "DR CATHERINE LAM".

DESCRIBING THE VISIT AS VERY USEFUL AND BUILDING ON THE GOOD RELATIONSHIP ALREADY ESTABLISHED FROM PREVIOUS INTERCHANGES, THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REED, SAID: "THE VISIT IS PART OF AN ON-GOING PROGRAMME FOR BOTH SIDES TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND EXCHANGE VIEWS AT A TECHNICAL LEVEL ON VARIOUS RNVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN.

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CHIEF SECRETARY VISITS TORONTO CHILDREN HOSPITAL AND ELDERLY HOME

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, ON FRIDAY (TORONTO TIME) VISITED THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN AND THE MON SHEONG HOME FOR THE ELDERLY IN TORONTO. SHE IS CURRENTLY ON A WEEK-LONG OFFICIAL VISIT IN CANADA.

AT THE CHILDREN HOSPITAL, MRS CHAN TOURED THE FACILITIES AND WAS BRIEFED BY DR ALAN GOLDBLOOM ON THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE HOSPITAL'S PATIENT PROGRAMMES.

SHE MET AND VISITED SEVERAL CHILDREN PATIENTS AND THEIR PARENTS IN THE PLAYROOM, AND WATCHED SOME OF THEM HAVE FUN IN A PLAYHOUSE THAT SHE DONATED TO THE HOSPITAL.

MRS CHAN ALSO MET AND TALKED TO A GROUP OF SCIENTISTS RESEARCHERS FROM HONG KONG WORKING IN THE HOSPITAL.

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THE HOSPITAL CATERS NOT ONLY FOR CHILDREN LIVING IN THE CITY OF TORONTO, BUT ALSO FOR THOSE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY AND FROM OUTSIDE CANADA. LAST YEAR, THREE PATIENTS FROM HONG KONG WERE TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL.

MRS CHAN LATER VISITED A 67-BED HOME FOR THE ELDERLY OPERATED BY A CHINESE CANADIAN VOLUNTARY AND CHARITABLE ORGANISATION. SHE TOURED THE FACILITIES AND TALKED TO SOME OF THE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING A 102-YEAR-OLD LADY. SHE ALSO WATCHED SOME OF THE RESIDENTS TAKE PART IN A PHYSIO EXERCISE CLASS.

EARILER IN THE MORNING, MRS CHAN ATTENDED A BREAKFAST MEETING WITH CHAIRMEN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF CANADIAN CORPORATIONS. LATER, SHE DELIVERED A KEY-NOTE ADDRESS ENTITLED "HONG KONG: CANADA'S GATEWAY TO THE PACIFIC CENTURY" AT A LUNCHEON JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE EMPIRE CLUB OF CANADA, THE CANADIAN CLUB OF TORONTO, AND THE HONG KONG CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (TORONTO CHAPTER),

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ON SATURDAY, THE CHIEF SECRETARY WILL ATTEND A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY PREMIER BOB RAE OF ONTARIO. JOINING THE LUNCHEON WILL BE POLITICIANS, AND BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

MRS CHAN WILL DEPART TORONTO FOR NEW YORK ON SUNDAY,

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