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Authority, with regional committees, to manage all
government and government-subvented hospials. This
bring about a more efficient and
is
expected to bring
rational use of hospital facilities and of staff
resources.
It is intended to form a provisional
Authority
Hospital
in April 1988 to oversee the
legislative and administrative steps necessary for
the formal establishment of the full Authority. The
Authority will have a Hospital Services Department as
its executive arm and a Department of Health will be
formed within the
the Government to concentrate on the
promotion of public health and preventive medical
care. They will replace the present Medical and
Health Department of the government.
It will be
necessary for all staff working under the Hospital
Authority to have common terms and conditions of
service. Ways to achieve this will be considered at
an early stage and consultations on the issues
involved are being held with hospital staff and with
the subvented organisations affected.
(d)
Social Welfare
44.
Although Hong Kong is not a fully fledged
welfare state, the Hong Kong
Government does have
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