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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1981
+IN THIS, MISS DUNN HAS RIGHTLY SAID, THE UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS, PROPOSED IN THE BILL, IS VERY IMPORTANT, AS IS OF COURSE THE PRESENCE ON THE BOARD OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL.-
POINTING OUT THAT THE TRAINING OF DENTISTS INVOLVES A CONSIDERABLE RANGE OF IMPORTANT SPECIALISMS, DR HUANG EXPLAINED: +THESE SPECIALISMS ARE ORGANISED IN SEPARATE CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS AND UNITS, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL TO RECOGNISE THAT IT IS ON THE TEACHERS IN THESE DEPARTMENTS THAT, IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS, THE RESPONSIBILITY RESTS FOR MAINTAINING THOSE INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNISED STANDARDS TO WHICH REFERENCE HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE.
+THERE WILL THEREFORE BE A NEED, AS MISS DUNN HAS FORESEEN, FOR THE BOARD TO RECEIVE REGULARLY THE VIEWS AND ADVICE OF THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT HEADS ON THOSE MATTERS RELEVANT TO HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT WHICH HAVE FUNDAMENTAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TEACHING OF DENTISTS.+
IN WINDING UP THE DEBATE ON THE BILL, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON E.P. HO THANKED MISS DUNN AND DR HUANG FOR THE IR SUPPORT.
DESPITE THE DELAYS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOSPITAL, HE SAID, WE HAD BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETE THIS MAJOR AND COMPLEX INSTITUTION IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PLANNING PROCESS.
I BELIEVE IT IS NOT UNKNOWN FOR COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS ELSEWHERE TO HAVE TAKEN UP TO 10, OR EVEN 20, YEARS BEFORE COMPLETION. OUR AMAZING PROGRESS HAS BEEN POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE ADAPTABILITY OF OUR PROCEDURES AS WELL AS THE GOODWILL AND HARD WORK OF ALL CONCERNED.+
COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR LAND RECORDS LIKELY
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PROPOSALS TO COMPUTERISE LAND OFFICE RECORDS, IF APPROVED, WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS, THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON DEREK JONES TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON PETER C WONG, MR JONES SAID A STUDY INTO THE COMPUTERISATION OF LAND REGISTER CARDS WOULD BE FINISHED NEXT MONTH AND PROGRESS MADE SO FAR INDICATED THAT A RECOMMENDATION TO DEVELOP A COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD BE MADE.
+THE SYSTEM, IF DEVELOPED, WOULD CREATE A COMPUTERISED INDEX OF THE LAND REGISTER TO ENABLE MICROFILMED COPIES OF ANY MEMORIALS TO BE QUICKLY LOCATED AND OBTAINED,+ HE SAID.
MR JONES SAID TO DATE SOME 600 000 OF THE EXISTING TWO MILLION OR SO MEMORIALS HAD BEEN MICROFILMED AND THE MICROFILMING OF THE REMAINDER COULD TAKE ABOUT ANOTHER THREE YEARS.
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