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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1978
MAJOR EXPANSION PLANS FOR YAN CHAI HOSPITAL
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THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL IN TSUEN WAN - WHICH OPENED AS A SMALL COMMUNITY-BACKED HOSPITAL TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS FIVE YEARS AGO AMBITIOUS PLANS TO BECOME A FULLY-EQUIPPED 400-BED DISTRICT HOSPITAL.
SPEAKING AT A DINNER THIS EVENING, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THAT THE EXPANSION PLANS WERE NOW BEING EXAMINED.
HE ADDED THAT THE FIRST STAGE OF THE PLANS THE ADDITION OF 50 BEDS AND NURSES QUARTERS WAS ASSURED BY A $500,000 DONATION FROM THE BOARD'S CHAIRMAN, MR. WỤ CHUNG.
MR. AKERS-JONES SAID THE GENEROUS DONATION WOULD ENABLE A THREE-FLOOR EXTENSION TO BE COMPLETED TO PROVIDE THE EXTRA BEDS AND QUARTERS.
HE STRESSED THAT THE HOSPITAL IS PLAYING A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE LIFE OF TSUEN WAN AND POINTED OUT THAT THE HOSPITAL HAD NOW BEEN INTEGRATED WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR REGIONAL ISING HOSPITAL SERVICES AND WOULD ACCORDINGLY, FROM THIS YEAR, RECEIVE A GRANT OF AID TO SUBSIDISE APPROVED EXPENDITURE.
HE ADDED, EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE FIRST CHILD CARE CENTRE RUN BY THE HOSPITAL WAS OPENED AND TODAY MARKED THE OPENING OF THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL THIRD ANNUAL DIRECTORS' CUP FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT.
+THESE ARE BOTH EXAMPLES OF THE ROLE THE HOSPITAL AS AN ORGANISATION CAN PLAY IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. I AM SURE THIS ROLE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW AND THAT MANY COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL COME FORWARD TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE HOSPITAL,+ MR. AKERS- JONES SAID.
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