5-
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1974
MORE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION CLINICS INTEGRATED
SEVEN ADDED TO FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES
*****
SEVEN MORE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION CLINICS WERE INTEGRATED INTO THE GOVERNMENT'S FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES ON SEPTEMBER 1 - BRINGING THE TOTAL OF FPA CLINICS NOW ABSORBED TO 24.
THIS COMPLETED THE THIRD STAGE OF THE LAST PHASE OF THE INTEGRATION SCHEME WHICH BEGAN IN OCTOBER 1973, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR WHEN ALL 28 FPA CLINICS IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS WILL HAVE BEEN ABSORBED.
THE SEVEN CLINICS, IN THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT,'S MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES, COMPRISE ONE IN STANLEY ON HONG KONG ISLAND, ONE IN SHEK KIP NEI IN KOWLOON, AND ONE EACH IN CHEUNG CHAU, TAI 0, SILVER MINE BAY, NORTH LAMMA ISLAND, AND PENG CHÂU
ELIGIBLE WOMEN MAY MAKE USE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY PLANNING SERVICE IN ALL THE 24 CLINICS NOW INTEGRATED AT A COST OF $1 A VISIT.
A SPOKESMAN DESCRIBES THE PROGRESS OF THE INTEGRATION SCHEME AS +VERY SATISFACTORY. HE SAYS ATTENDANCES ARE +GOOD AND GROWING.+
PRESS CONFERENCE ON WATER STORAGE POSITION
******
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. BILL KNIGHT, WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE 35 MM THEATRE, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR.
THE CONFERENCE WILL START AT 4.30 P.M. AND MR. KNIGHT WILL DISCUSS THE WATER STORAGE POSITION.
1
4