HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL
19 July 1989
香港立法局————————————一九八九年七月十九日
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(b) adding a 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. stopping prohibition zone along Cheung Fai Road (Tsing Yi seafront) to prevent goods vehicles queuing back to Tsing Yi Heung Sze Wui Road;
(c) adjusting the traffic light on the Kwai Tsing Road/Kwai Fuk Road junction to allow more vehicles to leave the Kwai Tsing Road roundabout;
(d) opening the access road leading to Riviera Garden to reduce the use of
the Texaco Road roundabout for access; and
(e) on the section of Tsuen Wan Road between Tsing Yi Bridge and Tsing Tsuen Bridge, adding continuous white lines to separate the Kwai Chung bound traffic and Kowloon bound traffic to give a smooth flow to the Kowloon bound vehicles.
Traffic conditions in the area are being closely monitored. Efforts will continue to be made to contain traffic congestion until the completion of the bridge improvement works.
Castle Peak Hospital
8. 林貝聿嘉議員問:政府可否告知本局,青山精神病院醫護人員是否嚴重短缺,而供病人使 用的衣物、床單與廁紙是否極度不足?又當局現正採取何種積極措施以糾正這個情況?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Sir, there is no acute shortage of doctors or nurses in Castle Peak Hospital at present. On 1 July 1989 there were 27 doctors working in Castle Peak Hospital against an establishment of 28 and 578 nurses against an establishment of 453. The workload of staff is however heavy because the number of patients now accommodated in Castle Peak Hospital is higher than the designed capacity and the establishment of both doctors and nurses is currently being revised in line with actual requirements.
The supply of toilet paper to Castle Peak Hospital is adequate. Additional supplies can be made available if required.
It is recognized that the supply of clothing and linen items is sometimes inadequate in Castle Peak Hospital and other government hospitals. In order to improve the availability of supplies, the Hospital Services Department set up a