9-OCT-1991
17:04
SECRETARIAT D.A.U.
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Thère
are,
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however,
still
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areas of social
The
provision where we lag behind the standards we ought to
achieve.
administration will be bringing forward
proposals designed to make good existing deficiencies, and
strengthen our commitment to the disadvantaged and those
Let there be no misunderstanding: the
to
at risk.
administration does not regard improving the quality and
variety of our social services as a luxury. It is no less
important than our investments in port facilities or new:
road systems.
(f) Health and Welfare
65.
Major improvements are underway in the medical and
health sectors. The Hospital Authority was formally
established on 1 December last year.
It will take over the
subvented hospitals on
management of all government and
1 December this year. This important reform will enable us
to improve the quality of patient care in public hospitals
throughout the territory. Within a year, rows of camp beds
in overcrowded wards will, I hope, be a thing of the past.
66.
A major policy review has concluded that, in the
/past,