<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>news.gov.hk - Health &amp; Community</title><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/html/index.htm</link><image><url>http://www.isd.gov.hk/images/logo60.gif</url><title>news.gov.hk - Health &amp; Community</title><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/html/index.htm</link></image><description>news.gov.hk - Health &amp; Community - From Hong Kong's Information Services Department</description><language>en-UK</language><copyright>Copyright, news.gov.hk</copyright><webMaster>irc@isd.gov.hk</webMaster><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:34:01 +0800</lastBuildDate><generator>ISD News RSS Generator 3.13</generator><item><title>More medics ill with human swine flu</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090702/html/090702en05002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090702/html/090702en05002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:45:29 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Twenty-nine new cases of human swine flu were confirmed today, including a nurse from the Buddhist Hospital and a general services assistant at United Christian Hospital.]]></description></item><item><title>15 food samples fail safety tests</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090630/html/090630en05006.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090630/html/090630en05006.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:45:31 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Food Safety found 15 out of 6,000 food samples tested in May to be unsatisfactory, mainly involving excessive or illegal use of food preservatives or colourings or metal contamination. The overall satisfactory rate was 99.7%.]]></description></item><item><title>Elderly web portal to be designed</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090630/html/090630en05003.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090630/html/090630en05003.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:45:28 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer is inviting interested elderly-service providers to submit proposals to develop, manage and operate a dedicated portal for seniors.]]></description></item><item><title>Canadian beef imports to rise</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090630/html/090630en05002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090630/html/090630en05002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:45:26 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Food Safety today further relaxed import controls on Canadian beef, launching the second phase of the relaxation exercise, under an agreement with Canadian authorities.]]></description></item><item><title>3 men ill with Legionnaires' disease</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090629/html/090629en05010.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090629/html/090629en05010.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:45:30 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Health Protection is investigating three cases of Legionnaires' disease involving three men aged 56, 60 and 78 living in Sha Tin, Wong Tai Sin and Yau Ma Tei.]]></description></item><item><title>Smoking ban extension to launch July 1</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090629/html/090629en05008.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090629/html/090629en05008.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:45:33 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The smoking ban at bars, clubs, nightclubs, bathhouses, and massage and mahjong premises will take effect July 1.]]></description></item><item><title>Shenzhen updated on HK flu strategy</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090629/html/090629en05006.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090629/html/090629en05006.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:36 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Director of Health Dr PY Lam today met Shenzhen Entry-Exit Inspection &amp; Quarantine Bureau Director General Liu Sheng-li to introduce the adjusted swine flu mitigation strategy being implemented in Hong Kong.]]></description></item><item><title>Hospital ward assistant ill with swine flu</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090629/html/090629en05002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090629/html/090629en05002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:38 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A Ruttonjee &amp; Tang Shiu Kin Hospital medical ward female clinical services assistant is one of the 59 newly confirmed human swine flu cases today.]]></description></item><item><title>4 schools to advance summer break</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090628/html/090628en05004.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090628/html/090628en05004.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:42 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Four secondary schools will start their summer break tomorrow to stop the possible spread of human swine flu after five cases were confirmed in them, the Department of Health says.]]></description></item><item><title>Yuen Long centre for minorities opens</title><guid>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090628/html/090628en05002.htm</guid><link>http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/090628/html/090628en05002.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:59:43 +0800</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A new support centre for ethnic minorities opened in Yuen Long today to help these people integrate into the community.]]></description></item></channel></rss>