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In response to press enquiries, a spokesman for the Chief Executive's Office said that the Chief Executive, Mr Tung Chee Hwa, met some family members and children of people who died of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) at Government House this (June 23) afternoon.
Mr Tung expressed his concern, sympathy and support for the family members and pledged that the Government would try its best to provide any assistance they might need.
Mr Tung told the family members that Hong Kong had won the battle against SARS. "While life in Hong Kong is returning to normal, we have not forgotten the families who had lost their loved ones in the fight against SARS," he said.
End/Monday, June 23, 2003
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