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in the self-appointed tasks of expanding our economy and of expanding our
social services."
Symbol Of Hong Kong
"This hospital, nevertheless, is a symbol of what the people of
Hong Kong have done and are doing, with imagination and resolution, despite
the difficulties they encounter from day to day.
"This hospital will give much needed relief, but this will be only
temporary unless succeeding hospital projects follow on. We have gained
valuable experience in the planning and building of the Queen Elizabeth
Hospital; this will help in future hospital development,
"We now have in Hong Kong a corpus of expertise which should be ef
great value in the future.
"You are already aware of the programme of hospital building to
which we are committed. The main emphasis lies in Kowloon and the New
Territories for some time to come, and with this in mind, we have already
begun 'detailed planning for a large Government general hospital of 800 beds
which we shall place between Lai Chi Kok and the new town of Kwai Chung.
"We are fortunate in the splendid work which a number of voluntary
agencies are doing in the planning of additional general hospital beds,
and, of course, not far from here the new Kwong Wah Hospital should be
completed next year, To the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and to those other
private voluntary agencies we are grateful and we welcome the substantial
contribution which they are making."
Last Public Appearance
"Before proceeding to the final part of this ceremony, I wish to
draw your attention to the fact that this is one of the last public
appearances of Dr. David MacKenzie, who has been Director of Medical and
Health Services in Hong Kong since the beginning of 1958. His period es
Director coincides almost completely with my own period as Governor here
he arrived about a week before me.
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