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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994

(C)

BOARD OF

OVERSEERS

THERE IS A APPOINTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY.

ARE

WHOSE MEMBERS BOTH THE SECRETARY

FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER AND THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY SERVE AS EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ON THE BOARD. FINANCIAL THE BOARD ADVISES ON THE GENERAL DIRECTION, MANAGEMENT

POLICY OF THE INSTITUTE AND HELPS THE FUNDS SOLICITED ARE ENSURE THAT

DISBURSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR INTENDED PURPOSES.

AND

(D) THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH

INDUSTRIAL PROJECT FUNDING FROM THE

IN 1994/95, SCHEME.

AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

12

PROJECTS WERE SUPPORTED, INVOLVING EXPENDITURE OF MILLION

SUPPORT FOR

IN

SUPPORT RELATED $24 ADDITION, COMMITTEE AND

FIELDS, VARIOUS THE HKIB CAN, THEREFORE,

FOR MORE THROUGH THESE ESTABLISHED CHANNELS

OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS. THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS THE RESEARCH GRANTS COUNCIL ARE ALSO PROVIDING FUNDING SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS IN INCLUDING BIOTECHNOLOGY. COMPETE

FUNDS.

PUBLIC HOSPITALS ADOPT GOOD INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES

FOLLOWING

CHEN-YA AND A IS A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS KATHERINE FOK, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION : AS THE CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE, WHICH IS A FORM OF SEVERE

BRAIN DISEASE, CAN BE DEGENERATIVE

TRANSMITTED TO SOME

WILL UNDERGOING PITUITARY HORMONE TREATMENT, PATIENTS

THE

GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :

(A)

(B)

(C)

HOW MANY

WITH PATIENTS HAVE BEEN TREATED

PITUITARY HORMONE IN HOSPITALS MANAGED BY THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND

THREE

YEARS;

PRIVATE HOSPITALS RESPECTIVELY IN THE PAST

WHAT STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN UP THE GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE THAT THAT SUCH PATIENTS ARE ADEQUATELY FOLLOWED UP SO THOSE DEVELOPING CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE CAN BE DETECTED; AND

FOLLOWING THE

MINISTRY

OF AND

WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER SAFETY PRECAUTIONS RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTH OF THE U.K. FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING BRAIN SPINAL CORD OPERATIONS OR PITUITARY HORMONE TREATMENT?

/REPLY