Wednesday, October 31, 1973
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEXT DECADE
Far-Reaching Implications Of Draft New 10-Year Plan
Four new hospitals on the Island, Kowloon and the New Territories
are recommended by the Medical Development Advisory Committee to cope with
the anticipated medical needs of a population expected to be more than
five million in the next decade.
The Committee, under the chairmanship of Sir Albert Rodrigues,
was set up on March 27 this year to consider and advise on the development
and phased implementation of medical and health services between now and 1983.
Its report, a comprehensive document with vast implications, was
tabled in the Legislative Council today, and at the same time published
for public information and comment.
By early next year, after the recommendations have been carefully
considered, a clear programme of development is expected to be laid before
the Executive and Legislative Councils.
The four new hospitals, strategically located in areas of growing
density, is one of a host of major recommendations embracing new training
facilities for dentists and dental nurses, more training facilities for
doctors, general and psychiatric nurses, more polyclinics and clinics..
and regionalisation of the hospital and clinic services all costing
million of dollars.
The proposed hospitals are a general hospital in East Kowloon,
another general hospital at Shatin, a psychiatric hospital on Hong Kong
Island, and a general hospital at Tuen Mun, near Castle Peak.
The hospitals