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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,
25, 1974
BUDDHIST HOSPITAL JOINS -REGIONALISATION PLAN
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FROM OCTOBER 1, THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE SENDING PATIENTS FROM THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL TO THE BUDDHIST HOSPITAL IN A MOVE TO RELIEVE CONGESTION AT THE Q.E.H.
+THIS IS AN ARRANGEMENT WITHIN THE REGIONALISATION PLAN, AND IS MENTIONED IN THE WHITE PAPER ON THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IN HONG KONG+, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
ONE HUNDRED BEDS ARE INVOLVED IN THE ARRANGEMENT, WHICH IS TO BE OPERATIVE FROM OCTOBER TO THE END OF MARCH NEXT YEAR. AFTER THAT, IT IS EXPECTED THAT OTHER MORE PERMANENT ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE.
THE 'BUDDHIST HOSPITAL IN KOWLOON CITY, IS SUBVENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, AND THE ARRANGEMENT WILL COST THE GOVERNMENT $8 PER PATIENT A DAY.
+THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BUDDHIST HOSPITAL'S CHARGE OF $10 A DAY AND THE CHARGE IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL OF $2 A DAY,+ THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
MEANWHILE, A MOVE TO RELIEVE CONGESTION AT THE CASTLE
PEAK HOSPITAL HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
PATIENTS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED FROM THE CASTLE PEAK TO THE OLD LAI CHI KOK HOSPITAL IN GROUPS OF BETWEEN 50 AND 68, AND THE PROCESS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 500 HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED.
CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR 1,200 PATIENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN IT HAS ACCOMMODATED 2,100 PATIENTS.
WATER CUT IN TSUEN WAN
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A NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR SEVEN HOURS AS FROM 11 P.M. ON FRIDAY (SEPTEMBER 27) TO FACILITATE A WATER MAINS CONNECTION TO BE MADE IN THE AREA.
CHUNG
THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND TAI LIN PAI ROAD BETWEEN KWAI ON ROAD AND KWAI SAU ROAD.
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