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7 April 1977

Mr Dan Jones (Burnley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what are the plans for expanding and improving the existing medical services and introducing new services to meet the changing demands of the community in Hong Kong.

No W46

MR EVAN LUARD

The Hong Kong Government's plans include the following:-

(a) the completion of three new major hospitals, a further five clinics, one health centre and three poly-clinics by 1983-84;

(b) the regionalisation of medical and health services to ensure a more efficient use of hospital beds and other facilities;

(c)

the establishment of a dental training school and a second medical school by 1980 and 1981 respectively:

(d) the completion of a third nurse training school by 1921: and

(e) the opening, as necessary, of additional methadone maintenance and detoxification clinics for the treat- ment of drug addicts.

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