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TO IMMEDIATE F C O TELNO 491 OF 16 MAY
INFO PEKING.
YOUR TELNO. 360.
QUESTION BY SIR ANTHONY ROYLE.
RESTRY NO. 51 18 MAY 1977
HILKOBIL
1. POPULATION: IN 1952 WAS 2.126 MILLION, AND IN 1976 WAS 4.443
MILLION.
2. EXPORTS (INCLUDING RE-EXPORTS) IN 1952 HK DOLLARS 2,899 MILLION
AND IN 1976 (THE MOST RECENT FULL YEAR) HK DOLLARS 41,557 MILLION.
3. BUDGET: IN 1952/53 HK DOLLARS 288 MILLION (REVENUE HK DOLLARS 291 MILLION) AND IN 1977/78 HK DOLLARS 8,245 MILLION (REVENUE HK DOLLARS 8,274 MILLION).
4. GROWTH IN SOCIAL SERVICES
(A) HOSPITALS
THREE MAJOR HOSPITALS WILL BE OPENED BETWEEN 1977 AND 1983/84: THE FIRST, A MENTAL HOSPITAL WITH 1,300 BEDS, IN 1980: THE SECOND, AT TEACHING HOSPITAL WITH 1,200 BEDS, IN 1982/03. AND THE THIRD, A NEW TOWN DISTRICT HOSPITAL WITH 1,200 BEDS, IN 1983/84.
IN ADDITION, A HEALTH CENTRE WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1981 TO PROVIDE 210
ADDITIONAL BEDS AND SPECIALIST REHABILITATION FACILITIES. THESE
PROJECTS, TOGETHER WITH 567 BEDS IN AN EXTENSION OF A GOVERNMENT-
ASSISTED HOSPITAL DUE FOR COMPLETION IN 1980/81, WILL RAISE THE NUMBER OF HOSPITAL BEDS FROM 19,863 IN 1977 TO 23,549 IN 1983/84.
(B) CLINICS
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