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Wednesday, November 7, 1973
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEXT DECADE
Dr. Choa Tells Rotarians Of Major Projects Envisaged
Dr. G.H. Choa, Director of Medical and Health Services, said
today Hong Kong could look forward with confidence to a phased development
of medical services in the next ten years consistent with the population's
growth.
He made this point at a luncheon talk to members of the Rotary
Club of Hong Kong Island East in the Lee Gardens Hetel.
Dr. Choa discussed the major aspects of the recently-published
report of the Medical Development Advisory Committee, and supplemented his
remarks with film slides of the Medical and Health Department carrying out
its various responsibilities.
Dr. Choa said the new target of 5.5 hospital beds per 1,000
population would be achieved by 1983 not only by building four new government
hospitals, but also by further development of assisted hospitals such as
those in the Tung Wah group and the Caritas Medical Centre.
In addition, new clinics were being planned for Lan Tin, Ngau Tau
Kok, Lei Muk Shue and Ha Kwai Chung. He envisaged other clinice being
incorporated in plans with regard to new towns, and the redeveloping and
reprovisioning of old clinics, such as the Violet Peel Polyclinic.
Dr. Choa noted that day beds had been recommended for psychiatric,
geriatric and non-acute general cases for the new clinics, in addition to,
or instead of, maternity beds because the time had come to take account of
the needs of an ageing population.
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