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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
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33.
The Director of Operations of the Hospital Authority will be responsible for the continued operation of HA hospitals and in conjunction with the Director of Health where appropriate the provision of
additional facilities, if necessary, to cope with
casualties arising from civil disturbances.
34.
During a curfew, Accident and Emergency departments of the major acute hospitals in the curfew areas will remain open, but Government and HA medical and dental clinics will close, unless the scale of casualties is such that they need to be used by the Auxiliary Medical Services as dressing stations (see Part V paragraphs 11-13). Otherwise, medical services will continue as normal.
35.
restrictions but
Private doctors will be subject to curfew may be issued with curfew passes by to enable them to attend seriously
Police Stations ill patients.
DRAINAGE SERVICES DEPARTMENT
36.
The Director of Drainage Services will be responsible for operations and maintenance of sewage treatment facilities and flood control facilities.
37.
Requests for assistance from the Department should be passed through normal channels, or failing this,
the Joint Emergency Public Works Co-ordinating Committee.
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
38.
The
Director
of Education will be responsible for making any emergency schooling arrangements that may be necessary, such as the closure of schools in curfew areas.
39.
The Governor in Council has powers under the Education Ordinance (Cap 279) to suspend or cancel the registration of schools, principals and teachers and make regulations in respect of a number of matters, including the control of the dissemination of biased political information in schools.
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