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Thursday, April 12, 1973
SMOOTH OPERATION OF MATERNITY SERVICES
Alternative Arrangements Working Well
Dr. G.H. Choa, Director of Medical and Health Services, said this
morning that maternity services operated smoothly in the clinics kept open
last night.
In rural districts and on the outlying islands, conditions were also
mostly normal.
Dr. Choa said that, for the time being, urban maternity services
would continue to be available only at the following clinics:
On Hong Kong Island:
In Kowloon:
Clinics at Shaukiwan and Aberdeen, and Teng Shiu Kin and Tean Yuk hospitals.
Clinics at Li Kee (Kowloon City), Wang Tau Hom, Li Po Chun (Sham Shui Po), Kwun Tong and Cheung Sha Wan, and Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
In the New Territories, only two of the 10 maternity clinics have
been closed. These are the Lady Ho Tung, at Shek Wu Hui, and the Kan Tin
Clinic.
On outlying islands, normal maternity services have not been disturbed,
because of the presence of resident doctors and nurses.
"These arrangements will continue so long as a number of midwives
refuse to work on call duties," Dr. Choa said.
He emphasised that only the maternity sections of eight clinics have
been closed to enable the department to repost midwives to shift duty elsewhere
so that normal maternity services could be maintained.
clinics in all.
There are 27 maternity
Notices have been displayed in all clinics giving details of the
alternative maternity services available.
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