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Say Yes to Organ Donation promotional campaign launched (with photos)
The Government launches a territory-wide "Say Yes to Organ
Donation" promotional campaign from today (October 15) to
December. Comprising a series of promotional events, the
campaign aims to encourage more people to act on their
recognition towards organ donation by registering their wish
to donate organs so that more lives can be saved.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, said at
the kick-off ceremony of the promotional campaign today, "To
gather more community support for promoting organ donation,
the Government launched the Organ Donation Promotion Charter
on June 25, 2016. So far, more than 180 enthusiastic
organisations, enterprises and schools have showed their
support and signed the Charter. Among them, at least 100
organisations have already promoted organ donation through
different channels and activities in response to the
Government's appeal."
Through the efforts of various sectors in the community, the
number of registrations in the Central Organ Donation
Register (CODR) of the Department of Health (DH) has now
exceeded 225 000, representing an increase of more than 20
000 over that of end June. The increase is almost equivalent
to the total registration number of last year, he said.
Dr Ko invited the community to continue to be creative in
planning more organ donation promotional activities to boost
the registration number. The DH and the Hospital Authority
(HA) will provide promotional materials and support.
The setting up of organ donation booths by the DH at 15 MTR
stations on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New
Territories today marks the start of the "Say Yes to Organ
Donation" promotional campaign which will last for more than
two months. While volunteers of the Organ Donation Promotion
Charter signatories and non-governmental organisations
assisted in manning the booths, healthcare professionals
were also on site to answer enquiries on organ donation and
transplantation. Members of the public can register their
wish at the CODR by completing the Organ Donation Form or
online via
www.codr.gov.hk at the booths.
Following the kick-off ceremony, there was a bus parade
arranged by the Food and Health Bureau and the HA. The bus
travelled to various locations across the territory to
promote organ donation. Apart from the activities organised
by the Government, a number of Organ Donation Promotion
Charter signatories also held activities today to help the
Government promote organ donation.
Besides, the DH will arrange a promotion vehicle visiting 30
locations in 18 districts in November. Games and
photo-taking services will be available in the vehicle.
Promotional booths will be set up again at a number of MTR
stations in December.
The new round of promotional campaign launched by the
Government received staunch support from various sectors of
the society. They included the MTR Corporation Limited
providing venues for launching the kick-off ceremony and
setting up promotional booths, supporting organisations and
volunteers manning the booths in MTR stations, corporations
taking the initiative to finance and conduct publicity
activities, groups and academic institutions producing
self-financed promotional videos and songs to educate the
public; and enterprises providing promotion vehicles and
facilitating the distribution of publicity materials and
information in their shopping malls and shops.
Other officiating guests included the Chairman of MTR
Corporation Limited, Professor Frederick Ma Si-hang; the
Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health), Mr Patrick
Nip; the Under Secretary for Food and Health, Professor
Sophia Chan; the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan; the
Chairman of the Hospital Authority, Professor John Leong;
and the Chief Executive of the Hospital Authority, Dr Leung
Pak-yin.
The public may visit the DH's thematic website (www.organdonation.gov.hk)
for more information on organ donation and the
territory-wide campaign, or its Organ Donation@HK Facebook
page (www.fb.com/organdonationhkeng)
to follow the latest information.
Ends/Saturday, October 15, 2016
Issued at HKT 19:44
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