HIV cases hit record high in Hong Kong  

香港艾滋病病毒感染创历年新高

截至今年6月底，香港的艾滋病病毒感染个案累积增至5523宗，去年新增感染个案有438宗，较2010年急升12.6%，是历年新高，显示艾滋病仍然是本地公共卫生的一大威胁。

Hong Kong (CNS) -- As of June 30, the number of people infected with HIV in Hong Kong had accumulated to 5,523, a record high for the city, a CNS reporter learned on Thursday at the 15th Anniversary of the Red Ribbon Centre.

The number of infections shot up by 12.6 percent in 2011, with 438 new cases.

The local government has launched a series of measures to control the spread of the disease, including a prevention program for mother-to-child transmission and a methadone treatment program, said Dr. Ko Wing-man, Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong SAR.

As the number of HIV cases has increased among homosexual men, the government is paying more attention to prevention and control for this group, he added.