FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1980
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THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT THE PRESENT CHARGE OF $1 PER VISIT FOR INJECTIONS AND DRESSINGS AT A GENERAL CLINIC AND ATTENDANCES AT A FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
PATIENTS ATTENDING METHADONE TREATMENT CENTRES WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BE CHARGED AT $1 A VISIT.
AT THE SAME TIME, MANY OTHER TYPES OF SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT WILL REMAIN FREE. THESE INCLUDE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CHEST SERVICES, SOCIAL HYGIENE SERVICE, CASUALTY SERVICE, THE FLOATING CLINIC AND THE FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REVISED CHARGES HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND ENDORSED BY THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
IN ITS DELIBERATION, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERED A REVIEW OF THESE CHARGES TO BE REASONABLE IN VIEW OF THE RISING COSTS AND THE LAPSE OF TIME SINCE THE CHARGE OF $1 PER VISIT WAS FIXED, HE ADDED.
SECOND BRIDGE LINK WITH SHENZHEN
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IN SIX MONTHS' TIME HONG KONG WILL BE LINKED TO SHENZHEN BY YET ANOTHER BRIDGE THIS TIME FOR PEDESTRIANS — AT LO WU.
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THE NEW BRIDGE, SITUATED EAST OF THE EXISTING LO WU RAILWAY BRIDGE, IS BUILT TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING VOLUME OF PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.
IT WILL BE EIGHT METRES WIDE AND 40 METRES LONG AND WILL BE BUILT IN CONCRETE. IT WILL RUN PARALLEL TO AND WILL BE ON THE SAME LEVEL AS THE RAILWAY BRIDGE.
FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC ROOFING WILL BE PROVIDED TO MATCH THAT OF THE EXISTING BRIDGE.
CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT ON HONG KONG SIDE OF THE RIVER WILL BEGIN EARLY NEXT MONTH WHILE WORK ON THE SHENZHEN SIDE IS ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID THE BRIDGE WAS EXPECTED TO BE OPENED BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
+AT PRESENT, TRAIN PASSENGERS TRAVELLING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SHENZHEN HAVE TO WALK ON THE TRACK OF THE RAILWAY BRIDGE. THIS IS BOTH HAZARDOUS AND INCONVENIENT, HE SAID.
+ON COMPLETION OF THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, THE SITUATION THERE WILL BE IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY.«
THE SECTION OF THE BRIDGE ON HONG KONG SIDE COSTS $5.4 MILLION TO BUILD.
THE WORK HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN DIVISION OF THE PWD'S HIGHWAYS OFFICE IN CONSULTATION WITH THE GUANGDONG AUTHORITIES AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (NEW TERRITORIES) DIVISION.
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