RÉDIPSONY, ARIL 10, 1974
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MORE CLINICS TO BE PROVIDED IN ESTATES
ON AVERAGE THERE IS ONE LOW-COST AND GOLFARE CLINIC TO EVERY 13,000 AUTHORISED POPULATICH LIVING IN HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON. LI FOOK KOW SAID TODAY.
THERE WERE YO WELFARE AND LOU-COST CLINICS IN THE 25 GROUP B ESTATES (FORMERLY RESETTLEMENT ESTATES) AND 47 SUCH CLINICS IN THE 26 GROUP A ESTATES (FORMERLY LOW COST HOUSING ESTATES), HE TULD LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. WILFRED WONG.
ACCORDING TO MR. LI, NOMINATIONS OF TENANTS ARE PRESENTLY AWAITED FOR THREE CLINICS WHILE A FURTHER 27 PREMISES ARE TO BE ALLUCATED AS CLINICS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
UN THE QUESTION OF PREMISES AVAILABLE FOR ALLOCATION AS CLINICS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, HE SAID THAT THERE WAS LESS DIFFICULTY IN PROVIDING PREMISES UN NEW ESTATES.
+HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CAN BE FORMIDABLE IN RESPECT OF THOSE ESTATES WHICH ARE FULLY LET, PARTICULARLY IN TERMS OF PREMISES WHICH ARE ACCEPTABLE TO DOCTORS,+ MR. LI ADDED.
FOR THESE REASONS, HE EXPLAINED, IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE THE RATI0 RECOMMENDED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEZ ON CLINICS.
NEVERTHELESS, HE ASSURED THE COUNCIL THAT THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING MOULD CONTINUE TO SEEK TO MAKE MORE PREMISES AVAILABLE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE PRESENT RATIU.
MR. LI NUTED THAT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THE LOW COST CLINICS ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED DOCTORS WAS EXPERIENCING ANY DIFFICULTY IN FINDING DOCTORS TO RUN LOW COST CLINICS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES.
TRAFFIC RE-ROUTINGS
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THE NEW SECTION OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD FROM SAN HUI TO FU TEI WILL BE OPENED TO SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC AS FROM 3 P.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
MEANWHILE, WITH EFFECT FROM 10 A.M. ON FRIDAY CAPRIL 12), YUK YAT STREET BETWEEN CHI KIANG STREET AND LOK SHAN ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED FROM TWO-WAY TO ONE-WAY EASTBOUND TRAFFIC ONLY.
THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION IN BOTH AREAS. TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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