C. 1. 'MEDICAL'
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9.2.39
Cacloses extinct from thewoard report of 2.2.39 in answer to question which the Hon. Für H. Pollock asked financial position
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of Lung Wah Hropitals.
At (12) on the 1938 file the Governor
sought approval for an extra grant of $150,000 towards
the Tung Wah Hospital to enable them to make up their
deficit on the workings of 1937. In the same despatch
the Governor informed us that the Government's aim was
to secure control over the administration of the
hospital commensurate with the assistance from
Government they would clearly require in future, and
stated the proposals which had been put forward with
this aim in view (para. 9 of 12 on 53556/38). In
our reply at (14) on that file we expressed the hope
that these proposals would be accepted by the Annual
Committee and the Permanent Board of Advisers.
proposals have now been accepted with two slight
modifications:-
These
(1) The constitution of the Medical Committee which
is to control the medical administration of the
hospitals is somewhat different from the original
suggestion.
(2) The original proposal suggested that Chinese
medicine should be restricted to two of the hospitals;
it has now been agreed to administer it in certain
wards only of all three hospitals, but only to those
who spontaneously ask for it.
It is very satisfactory that these proposals
should have been accepted with such slight
modifications, as they are fairly drastic in nature
and