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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1994

IN SUPPORT OF THE ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY ON DECEMBER 1 GROUP DESIGNATED BY THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION, AN AD HOC WORKING WAS SET UP JOINTLY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,

KONG HONG

AIDS FOUNDATION, AIDS CONCERN, HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES TO CO-ORDINATE A SERIES OF EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES FOR THE AIDS FORTNIGHT WITH THE SLOGAN "AIDS: A FAMILY CONCERN".

"THE WORKING GROUP HOPES THAT THESE ACTIVITIES COULD HELP DRIVE AMONG HOME MESSAGES OF AIDS PREVENTION AND STIMULATE FRANK DISCUSSION FAMILY MEMBERS ON THE ISSUE, MR FUNG SAID.

"MEANWHILE, PARENTS CAN TAKE THE LEAD TO MAKE THEIR CHILDREN AWARE OF THE DISEASE AND TO SPREAD THE MESSAGES OF COMPASSION, UNDERSTANDING AND CARE FOR THE HIV-INFECTED AND AIDS PATIENTS.

WELL

CONTAINING "LEAFLETS

DETAILS OF THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN

HE ADDED. PRODUCED AND ARE OBTAINABLE FROM VARIOUS DISTRICT OFFICES,

OPENING

THE HONG KONG AIDS FORTNIGHT 1994 WILL START WITH AN DAY WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE PIAZZA OF THE HONG KONG CULTURAL CENTRE ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 20).

AIDS HONG KONG

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THE LAUNCHING CEREMONY OF THE OPENING DAY WILL BE OFFICIATED

HEALTH BY THE SECRETARY FOR

AND WELFARE, MRS KATHERINE FOK; CHAIRMAN OF

FOUNDATION, DR LEONG CHE-HUNG; CHAIRMAN OF AIDS. CONCERN, MR CHARLES YANG; THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH,

OF SOCIAL SERVICE, MARGARET CHAN; THE DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG COUNCIL

IRENE YAU; MR HUI YIN-FAT; THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, MRS AND THE PROGRAMME DIRECTOR OF COMMERCIAL RADIO 2, MR THOMAS CHOW.

BY

BE

MAZE,

THE OPENING DAY, THERE WILL BE A CARNIVAL TO BE ENJOYED PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES WILL LINED

UP,

INCLUDING EXHIBITION, GAMES BOOTHS, CONCERT, CHILDREN'S CHOIR, DRAMA, MAGIC AND ACROBATICS PERFORMANCES, TO FAMILY MEMBERS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON AIDS AND ITS PREVENTION.

MAKE

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"WE HOPE THAT THROUGH ORGANISING THE AIDS FORTNIGHT WOULD

BETTER FOSTER

CO-OPERATION BETWEEN LOCAL

GROUPS AIDS DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

1994, WE

AND

TO WIDELY

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WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE AN APPEAL TO THE MEDIA PUBLICISE MESSAGES OF AIDS IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE

DISEASE, MR FUNG SAID.

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