TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1980
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ALTHOUGH NO SUCH SURVEYS HAVE BEEN DONE IN HONG KONG, THERE ARE REASONS TO BELIEVE THAT THE PREVALENCE HERE IS ABOUT THE SAME AS IN THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, HE SAID,
THE COMMONEST PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS IN HONG KONG, ACCORDING TO HIM, IS SCHIZOPHRENIA, WHICH IS A CHRONIC DISEASE WITH FREQUENT RELAPSES.
IN FACT, 75 PER CENT OF IN-PATIENTS IN VARIOUS MENTAL INSTITUTIONS AND 35 PER CENT OF OUT-PATIENTS ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS DISEASE, HE SAID.
THEY CONTRIBUTE HEAVILY TO THE CONGESTION OF CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL AS THEY TEND TO OCCUPY MORE HOSPITAL BEDS AND DEMAND A GREAT DEAL OF PSYCHIATRIC ATTENTION.
HOWEVER, WITH THE TRANSFER OF PATIENTS TO THE NEW SOUTH KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL NOW UNDER WAY, IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE CONGESTION WILL BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED NEXT YEAR WHEN THE NEW HOSPITAL BECOMES FULLY OPERATIONAL, DR LO SAID.
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR TUEN MUN ROAD PROJECT ******
A $64 MILLION CONTRACT FORMING PART OF A MAJOR ROAD PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SOUTHERN ACCESS TO ON TING AND YAU DI ESTATES AND THE FUTURE TUEN MUN TOWN CENTRE WAS LET BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TODAY.
THE CONTRACT WAS OFFICIALLY SIGNED BY MR K.K. TANG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE PWD'S NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF GAMMON (HONG KONG) LIMITED.
MR TANG SAID THE WORK INCLUDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ELEVATED ROAD OVER TUEN MUN ROAD TO LINK CASTLE PEAK ROAD WITH A NEW ROAD LEADING TO THE TWO ESTATES.
PART OF TUEN MUN ROAD IN THE NEW TOWN WILL BE WIDENED TO A DUAL THREE-LANE CARRIAGEWAY FOR 0.8 KILOMETRE SOUTH OF PUI TO ROAD.
THE LINK, HE SAID, WOULD BE MADE BY A HALF-DIAMOND SHAPED INTERCHANGE WITH ON TING BRIDGE, ACROSS TUEN MUN ROAD.
THIS BRIDGE WILL BE A TWO SPAN STRUCTURE OF PRECAST PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BEAMS WITH REINFORCED CONCRETE DECKS.
THE 0.5 KILOMETRE ELEVATED ROAD WILL HAVE TWO PEDESTRIAN SUBWAYS WHICH WILL PROVIDE ACCESS FROM A PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND ON TING ESTATE IN THE SOUTH, TO THE TUEN MUN CIVIC AND CULTURAL COMPLEX IN THE TOWN'S CENTRE IN THE NORTH.
WORK ON THE PROJECT WILL START LATER THIS MONTH AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 20 MONTHS.
THE PROGRAMME FORMS PART OF THE OVERALL NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE PWD TUEN MUN NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
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