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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1976
HE SAID: *BUT NOW THAT THE INTERCEPTION OF SUPPLIES IS MORE SUCCESSFUL, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT CLINICS ARE AVAILABLE TO ADDICTS WHEREVER THE DEMAND EXISTS.+
THE GOVERNMENT, HE ADDED, INTENDED TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON HOW THIS DEVELOP.
TURNING TO THE SUPPLY OF DOCTORS, THE GOVERNOR SAID THE NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WOULD ADMIT ITS FIRST
INTAKE IN 1981, AND WOULD EVENTUALLY PRODUCE 100 DOCTORS A YEAR SUPPLEMENTING THE 150 DOCTORS PRODUCED BY THE EXISTING MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
+MEANWHILE, HE SAID, IT IS HOPED THAT A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF SO-CALLED 'UNREGISTRABLE DOCTORS' WILL BE LICENSED.
+ABOUT 1,700 HAVE APPLIED TO TAKE THE EXAMINATION, AND THE FIRST TO QUALIFY AFTER A PERIOD OF ASSESSMENT SHOULD START PRACTISE IN 1979, HE SAID.
ON DENTISTRY, THE GOVERNOR SAID, +WE PROPOSE TO START WITH A SERVICE TO CARE FOR THE TEETH OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
+A DENTAL CENTRE 13 BEING BUILT AT MORRISON HILL FOR A DENTAL NURSE AND HYGIENIST TRAINING SCHOOL, AND A CHILDREN'S DENTAL CLINIC WITH 30 CHAIRS.+
THE FIRST INTAKE OF DENTAL NURSES FOR TRAINING WILL START IN SEPTEMBER 1978 AND THE SCHOOL DENTAL CONSERVATION SERVICE IN 1981.
THE GOVERNOR ALSO REVEALED THAT THE PLANNING OF A DENTAL SCHOOL IN THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAD STARTED AND IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THE FIRST PRE-CLINICAL INTAKE WOULD BE IN 1980 AND THE FIRST GROUP OF 60 DENTISTS SHOULD GRADUATE IN 1984.
ON REHABILITATION SERVICES, HE SAID THE THOROUGH REVIEW OF THESE SERVICES HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED AND A GREEN PAPER ON THE SUBJECT WOULD BE PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK.
SPEAKING ABOUT POPULATION CONTROL, SIR MURRAY SAID, +WE MUST CONTINUE TO EXERT TIGHT CONTROL OVER BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, AND ALSO ENSURE THAT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES ARE ADEQUATE TO THE COMMUNITY'S REQUIREMENTS.
HE SAID ALL NEW FAMILY HEALTH CENTRES WOULD INCORPORATE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES WHICH ARE NOW BEING PROVIDED AT 66 CENTRES - 40 OPERATED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND 26 BY THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION.
+THE CALCULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS SUGGEST THAT THESE MEASURES ARE HAVING FAIRLY SATISFACTORY RESULTS, + SAID SIR MURRAY.
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