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The measures that have been recommended by the Committee and

have since been implemented by my Department and the Urban Services

Department are :

(1) Intensified Surveillance

As mentioned previously by Dr. Thong in this Council in

April this year, a surveillance system consisting of a net-work

of public hospitals and clinics is already working efficiently

in Hong Kong for the detection, reporting, investigation and

treatment of all communicable diseases, including malaria.

The professional staff in both the public and private sector

have been alerted to watch out for malaria cases and to report

promptly to my Department for early control measures. A11

notified cases are thoroughly investigated and follow-up

actions taken to prevent the spread of the disease.

(2) Vector Mosquito Control

All urban areas and most new towns are covered by the

vector mosquito control programme operated by the staff of

the Urban Services Department and the Regional Services

Department.

The programme includes routine regular weekly

oiling of the potential breeding sites to destroy the mosquito

larvae and the spraying of insecticides in areas where condi-

tions are conducive to mosquito breeding. Other environmental

control measures to prevent mosquito breeding in natural condi-

tions, such as streams, are also conducted whenever possible..

(3) Health Education

Health education is one of the major malaria control and

preventive measures. The activities include territory-wide

publicity through the press, television and radio networks as

/well as