G.F. 323
CONFIDENTIAL
PREFACE
In March 1973 the Government appointed the Medical
Development Advisory Committee (MDAC) with the following terms of
reference:
'To keep under continuous review and to advise
on the development and phased implementation of
medical and health services in Hong Kong having
regard to all factors which would determine the
progress of expansion including financial, the
rate of building construction and the availability
of qualified staff, and on the principles of subvention."
At that time the period covered by the 1964 White Paper
on Medical and Health Services was coming to an end. The Committee
were therefore given also the following special remit:
'Having regard to the fact that the targets of
the 1964 White Paper for the Medical and Health
Services have been largely achieved, to advise on
what programmes of improvement and expansion would
be appropriate over the next 10 years in the
circumstances of Hong Kong, and for this purpose
to recommend:
(a) the general standards to be achieved by
1983;
(b) the priorities, both functional and
(c)
geographical of the major projects
necessary to achieve these standards;
the phasing of such projects over the
period 1973-82, with estimates of annual
increased needs for staff, buildings and
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