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IMPROVEMENTS, WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOSPITAL BEDS TO 24,624 BY 1984. A FURTHER FIVE CLINICS, ONE HEALTH CENTRE AND THREE POLYCLINICS WILL ALSO BE COMPLETED BY 1984. TO MAKE MORE EFFICIENT
USE OF BEDS AND OTHER FACILITIES AVAILABLE, FROM APRIL 1977, MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IN HONG KONG WILL BE REGIONALISED. FROM THE SAME DATE, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS GIVING FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICES.
FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRUG ADDICTS, THERE ARE AT PRESENT 16 METHADONE MAINTENANCE/DETOXIFICATION CLINICS. NEW CLINICS WILL BE
OPENED TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ADDICTS WHEREVER THE DEMAND EXISTS.
IN THE SUPPLY OF DOCTORS, A SECOND MEDICAL SCHOOL WILL BE ESTABLISHED AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. THIS SCHOOL
WILL ADMIT ITS FIRST INTAKE IN 1981 AND WILL PRODUCE 100 DOCTORS A YEAR BY 1987, SUPPLEMENTING THE 150 DOCTORS PRODUCED ANNUALLY
BY THE EXISTING MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
AS REGARDS DENTAL SERVICES, A DENTAL CENTRE WHICH WILL ACCOMMODATE A DENTAL NURSE AND HYGIENIST TRAINING SCHOOL AND A CHILDRENS DENTAL CLINIC WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1978, THE TRAINING
SCHOOL WILL ADMIT ITS FIRST INTAKE IN SEPTEMBER 1978 AND A DENTAL CONSERVATION SERVICE FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL BE INTRODUCED IN 1981 A DENTAL SCHOOL FOR THE TRAINING OF DENTAL SURGEONS IS ALSO BEING PLANNED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. THE FIRST PRE-CLINICAL INTAKE WILL BE IN 1980 AND THE FIRST GROUP OF 60 DENTISTS WILL
GRADUATE IN 1984.
IN THE FIELD OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED, A PROGRAMME PLAN WAS COMPLETED AND A GREEN PAPER WAS PUBLISHED IN 1976 FOR COMMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. A WHITE PAPER ON
THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH SERVICES IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS
IS BEING PREPARED.
TO IMPROVE BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES, A BLOOD TRANSFUSION
SERVICE CENTRE WILL BE BUILT. WHEN COMPLETED IN 1980, THE ·
CENTRE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CENTRALISED COLLECTION
EXAMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD AND FOR THE MANUFACTURE
OF BLOOD PRODUCTS.
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