Quaetion B2 &
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Reply by Dz the Hon K 5 Thong, CBM JP, Director of Medical & Health Services,
to Question by The Hon Lydia Dunn. CEE DLD IF
in Logislative Council on a 4 12000
Question: Would the Governmost give a full account of the circumstance:
of the death of an Ironlen 11lugal immigrant whil. in detention and state che normal procedures fo
(a) the provision of Latexpresure for shoge who do
not apoak English on Chiuose y
(b) the provision of medical arcistance for hoan da mend (c) the use of restraining dev.ood Itz medical prover: and (d) Whether any stops are being taken to implement cho
coroner's recommendations?
Sir.
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According to medical records, Mr Azodi Hamid Reza, 2 23-
year old Iranian, who was detained under the Immigration Ordinance,
vas admitted into the Queen Mary Hospital custodial ward in the early
hours of 3.10 am on 21st July 1984, under the care of the University of
Hong Kong Medical Unit, for rapid breathing, sweating and fover".
admission, the patient was found to be mentally alurt. He had a mild
fever and a relatively rapid pulse rate. No other abnormality was
detected on physical ozamination, X-rays and laboratory investigations
were also carried out, the results of which wore essentially normal,
Although the patient did not speak English on admission, the attending
physician was also to obtain rhe necessary medical history from
the reforzal letter which accompanied the patient rom the prison doctor.
In the afternoon of the same day, the full medical history was obtained
by the doctor in charge through interpretation by his brother and friend
who spoke English and who subsequently visited him almost everyday, He
was tentatively diagnosed as a case of "viral respiratory tract infection".
His condition remained satisfactory after admission and in
However, during the ward round
Fact his fever subsided the next day.
on the third day after admission, he behaved strangely during a physical examination in that he was observed to press himself against the chost
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