TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1979
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MR MILLS DENIED THAT ANY PROPOSALS HAD BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE UNITED STATES TO CHANGE THE PRESENT CONTROL SYSTEM FROM A QUANTITY BAS IS TO A VALUE BASIS.
THE TALKS WITH SWEDEN TOOK PLACE IN COPENHAGEN FROM MARCH 5-9 AND THOSE WITH THE UNITED STATES WERE HELD IN LONDON FROM MARCH 14-21.
MR MILLS ALSO ATTENDED THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL LIAISON MEETING HELD IN LONDON FOR HONG KONG'S OVERSEAS REPRESENTATIVES. THE MEETING, CHAIRED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR DAVID JORDAN, WAS HELD ON MARCH 12 AND 13.
MR JORDAN, WHO LEFT HONG KONG ON MARCH 9, ALSO VISITED GENEVA, BRUSSELS AND WASHINGTON WHERE HE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH VARIOUS OFFICIALS ON MATTERS OF MUTUAL CONCERN.
MR JORDAN IS DUE BACK IN HONG KONG THIS (TUESDAY)
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REGIONAL ISATION SCHEME WILL IMPROVE MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
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THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. E.P. HO, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT BY LINKING GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED HOSPITALS IN THE SAME REGION, IT IS POSSIBLE TO FORM AN INTEGRATED NETWORK OF SERVICES AND THUS ACHIEVE A MORE EVEN USE OF HOSPITAL BEDS.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL EXTENSIONS AT TSUEN WAN, MR. HO SAID YAN CHAI IS A VALUABLE UNIT IN THE HOSPITAL REGIONALISATION SCHEME FOR THE WEST NEW TERRITORIES AND ITS EXPANSION PROGRAMME WILL IN DUE COURSE BE OF SIGNIFICANT HELP TO HOSPITAL SERVICES IN THE REGION.
IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IN HONG KONG, MR. HO EXPLAINED, HONG KONG IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR REGIONS, EACH SERVED BY A MAJOR ACUTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, ONE OR MORE DISTRICT HOSPITALS, ONE OR MORE SPECIALIST CLINICS AND A NUMBER OF GENERAL CLINICS.
+SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE REGIONALISATION SCHEME I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE BED OCCUPANCY RATE IN THE HOSPITAL. THE SCHEME IS STILL IN ITS EARLY STAGES AND THERE SHOULD BE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENTS AND BETTER ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN EACH AREA,+ HE ADDED.
SPEAKING OF MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. HO SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS WELL AWARE OF THE SHORTAGE OF HOSPITAL BEDS THERE, PARTICULARLY IN THE WEST REGION.
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