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employed in the present Government and subvented hospitals
in due course
will be given the option of either accepting the new terms
or of retaining their present conditions of employment.
I hope that the new terms will be sufficiently attractive
to induce the great majority of the staff to opt for them,
thus reducing to a minimum the staff management problems
likely to result from a situation in which staff on
different terms of service work side by side. We shall
also need to ensure as far as possible that the promotion
prospects of those who opt to remain on their present
terms are not unduly affcted.
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S.cap.
J.
Dr. Chiu reminded me of my undertaking to embark
on a review of primary health care. We have not yet
reached any decision on the scope of the review and how it
will be conducted but these questions will be examined in
the near future. It is my intention that family medicine,
medical records and related matters will be included.
cap.
b
12.
Dr. Lam asked whether we have considered tapping
the resources of the large private sector of medicine as
a means of improving services. The consultants did make
some suggestions in their report as to how this might be
done, but they had a somewhat mixed reception during the
consultation period. Personally I hope that the
establishment of the Authority will make it possible to
pursue these ideas further.
A
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