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Wednesday, January 9, 1974
PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL TO OPEN IN EARLY 1975
The general wing of the new Princess Margaret Hospital in Lai
Chi Kok will open in the early part of 1975.
Dr. the Hon. G.H. Choa, Director of Medical and Health Services,
said this today in the Legislative Council in reply to a question by the
Hon. Wilfred Wong.
The Director told the Council that work on this portion of the
whole hospital complex was progressing satisfactorily, and he anticipated
that it would be handed over to his department by the Public Works Department
during June this year.
He explained that the complex consisted of the general wing, the
combined staff quarters, and the psychiatric wing.
The last was in Category A of the public works programme, with the
completion date presently expected in 1977. The combined staff quarters
were under construction, with completion expected in November this year.
Dr. Choa did not expect that the general wing could be opened
until one month after the handing over of the combined staff quarters.
Intake of patients after that date was planned to be phased
over a period of three months, ending with the opening of the casualty section.
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