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(k) Laboratory facilities.
We recommend the construction of a second laboratory at the Kowloon Medical Centre, the building of a biological products laboratory on the outskirts of Kowloon and that the University Authorities be asked to take over full responsibility—with minor reservations—of the diagnostic and investigational work at present carried out at the Government Bacteriological Institute in return for a subsidy.
(l) Medical facilities in the New Territories.
We recommend that the Government Medical Department should take over the dispensary work at present carried out by St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade in the New Territories whenever that Association is prepared to relinquish this work.
We further recommend that as and when funds become available Health Centres should be built at Taipo, Tsun Wan and Un Long.
(m) Co-operation with private registered medical practitioners.
We recommend two lines of action along which a greater degree of co-operation can be secured between private practitioners and the Government Medical Department.
Firstly, efforts should be made to elicit the help of private practitioners possessing specialist knowledge and qualifications to serve in an honorary capacity at one or other of the hospitals subject to certain definite provisions or, on the recommendation of the University Authorities, in the capacity of a salaried University lecturer.
Secondly, we recommend as a practicable proposition that Government officials entitled to free medical attendance who live on the Peak above the Bowen Road level should enjoy the privilege of selecting a private practitioner resident on the Peak who is willing to serve on a panel in return for a capitation grant from Government to be arranged between Government and the private practitioners concerned.
CHAPTER XIII. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS.
167. We attach in the form of a schedule with items arranged more or less in order of priority the capital cost of carrying out such of the recommendations as may find favour with Your Excellency.
168. We should like to be allowed to stress the point that we have purposely erred on the conservative side in order to make it the more certain that our recommendations may be regarded, in the main if not entirely, as reasonable and practicable.
169. Having discharged our commission and in the hope that our labours may help, if only in a small way, to bring about an improvement in hospital and clinical facilities, more especially for the sick and indigent Chinese.
Sd. G. D. R. BLACK,
Member,
Sd. EDWARD W. J. SUN,
Member,
Sd. CHAU SHIU NG,
Member,
Sd. S. SEGUIN STRAHAN,
Member,
Sd. W. I. GERRARD,
Member,
Sd. P. S. SELWYN-CLARKE,
Chairman.