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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Giving blood is one way of feeling cool and doing something meaningful this summer. The Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) is appealing to the public to give a helping hand this summer to patients who urgently need blood to save their lives.
As a gesture of gratitude, BTS will present a ˇ§Q-Blood Donation Mini Fanˇ¨ (see photo) to donors who give blood between August 8 and 23. A star-rated hotelˇ¦s buffet discount coupon will also be presented to those donating between August 8 and September 30. These gifts are available until stocks last. For locations and service hours of blood donor centres, please call the hotline at 2710 1234 or visit the website at http://www.ha.org.hk/rcbts.ˇ@
People aged 16 to 65 years, healthy and weighing more than 41kgs are eligible to be a blood donor. Male donors aged 18 or above can give blood every three months while female donors every four months. Youths aged 16 and 17 can donate blood every six months.
Ends/Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Issued at HKT 14:21
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