11.2.87
Medical and Health
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97.
Total expenditure on medical services in
1987-88 will be $5.2 billion: this will be 9.6% of
consolidated account expenditure as compared with 7.4%
five years ago. In addition to the total estimated
project cost of $1.2 billion for the new Government
hospital in Tuen Mun, $1 billion will be spent over the
next few years on improvements and extensions to Queen
Mary, Queen Elizabeth and Tang Shiu Kin Hospitals.
further $120 million will be spent on site formation works
and consultants fees for the new Eastern District
Hospital. Development programmes at an estimated total
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cost of $1.4 billion are also underway at a number of
subvented hospitals.
Social Welfare
98.
Expenditure on social welfare will be
$3.1 billion in 1987-88 or 5.8% of consolidated
expenditure as compared with 4.8% five years ago.
Expectations in this area are always rising
understandably so, but as with any area of expenditure
resources are not unlimited.
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