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seminars, 40 training workshops and 30 orientation visits will be organised in 1995/96 for all home help staff to enhance their understanding of AIDS.

The component of AIDS education in all basic and refresher training courses for home help staff will be strengthened.

Operational guidelines on handling AIDS patients are under preparation and will be issued to home help staff within this year.

The Advisory Council on AIDS and its Committee on Education and Publicity on AIDS have all along built in evaluation as a component of the educational programmes conducted. In general, the results have indicated that the programmes are appropriate and effective for the target groups served. In order to determine the overall effectiveness and appropriateness of current publicity and educational programmes on AIDS, two research programmes are being undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of the public towards AIDS and AIDS-related issues. Preliminary findings of the researches are expected to be available in mid-1996. The publicity and educational programmes on AIDS may be appropriately modified in the light of these findings.

End/Wednesday, March 22, 1995

Hospital Authority remuneration package

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Following is a question by the Hon Emily Lau and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

As part of their remuneration package, staff of the Hospital Authority (HA) receive a basic salary as well as a monthly cash allowance at a rate up to 60% of their basic salary. This has resulted in high spending by the Government on medical care. but the patients have not been able to benefit from it directly. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council :