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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1979
AMBITIOUS MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR HK
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THE NEXT DECADE WILL SEE AN AMBITIOUS PLAN OF MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG WITH A NUMBER OF MAJOR HOSPITALS AND CLINICS TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
HE SAID IT WAS MOST OPPORTUNE FOR SUCH A SPECIAL EXHIBITION TO BE HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE MEETING OF THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CONGRESS IN HONG KONG.
+WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING AND UPDATING THE SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT IN OUR EXISTING MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AS WELL AS EXPANDING FURTHER OUR MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND FROM A GROWING POPULATION, DR. THONG SAID.
HE OUTLINED THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF NO LESS THAN SIX HOSPITALS OF OVER 1 000 BEDS EACH AND MORE THAN 20 CLINICS AND POLYCLINICS IN THE NEW TOWNS AND POPULATION CENTRES.
+ INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME IS THE NEW TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE SECOND MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, TWO ADDITIONAL GENERAL NURSES TRAINING SCHOOLS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW DENTAL SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
DR THONG POINTED OUT THAT GOOD DOCTORS MUST BE GIVEN THE BEST MEANS TO CARRY OUT THEIR PROFESSIONAL WORK EFFICIENTLY.
+ IN PARALLEL WITH THE ADVANCES IN MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND METHODS OF TREATMENT, THERE MUST ALSO BE IMPROVEMENT IN PRODUCTS AND EQUIPMENT IN BOTH MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL FIELDS SO THAT MEDICAL SERVICES AND TECHNIQUES MAY BE BROUGHT UP TO THE MOST ADVANCED AND SOPHISTICATED LEVEL, HE SAID.
HE SAID HE WAS NOT SURPRISED THAT HONG KONG WAS CHOSEN TO BE THE VENUE OF THIS YEAR'S BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION.
+HONG KONG NOT ONLY HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF OVERSEAS MEMBERS OF THE BMA IN THE WORLD, BUT IS ALSO ONE OF THE FOREMOST IMPORTERS OF BRITISH AND INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, APPLIANCES AND PHARMACEUTICALS, HE SAID.
THE DIRECTOR CONGRATULATED BMA AND THEIR ORGANISERS FOR THEIR INSPIRED PLANNING IN PRODUCING THE PHARMACEUTICAL EXHIBITION, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND EVER STAGED IN ASIA.
IN THE FIVE-DAY EXHIBITION HELD AT THE CONVENTION CENTRE, VISITORS WILL SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE FROM INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLIERS.
AT THE SAME TIME, PICTURES ILLUSTRATING THE MANY FACETS OF SERVICES OFFERED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE ALSO DISPLAYED.
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