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the living conditions of psychiatric patients discharged from half-way houses in hong kong.	this paper reports on a study of the living environment of 64 psychiatric patients discharged from half-way houses in hong kong. the majority were living in a deprived situation compared to that of their neighbours. they were leading a very monotonous life throughout the year; the walls of their homes were dirty and very plain; and some even ate scraps from a neighbouring bakery. many did not have any social life at all, and their hobbies were smoking, watching television and gambling. their nei ...	1991	1655669
isolation of laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis, from drinking water reservoirs in hong kong.	freshwater fish has been found to be the reservoir of laribacter hongkongensis, a recently discovered bacterium associated with community-acquired gastroenteritis. however, little is known about the ecology of this bacterium in the aquatic environment. we carried out a surveillance study to investigate the presence of l. hongkongensis in water and freshwater fish from 10 drinking water reservoirs in hong kong.	2007	17714383