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Case Reporting of Heavy Metal Poisoning

Dear Doctor,

7 January 2002

We would like to seek your attention and cooperation in reporting patients with heavy metal poisoning to the Department of Health. Besides affecting individual patients, heavy metal poisoning may have a public health dimension to control the source. Hence, case reporting is important to allow prompt investigation and control of heavy metal poisoning to protect public health. For reporting purpose, doctors can fax the attached reporting form or contact the respective Regional Office of Department of Health at the following numbers:

Region	Tel. no.	Fax no.
Hong Kong	2961 8729	2572 7582
Kowloon	2199 9149	2311 7537
New Territories (East)	2684 5138	2603 0523
New Territories (West)	2615 8571	2413 8812

In seeking patients' consent for reporting, you can assure them that the data provided will be kept in the strictest confidence. The reporting form is also available for download from DH's homepage at This link will open in a new windowwww.info.gov.hk/dh.

Thank you for your attention.

Yours sincerely, (Dr. Thomas TSANG) for Director of Health