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MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1981
IN ORDER TO CREATE A +HOSPITAL WITHOUT WALLS+ ATMOSPHERE, THROUGHOUT THE BUILDINGS THERE ARE LARGE WINDOWS WHICH CAN BE OPENED UP TO 12 CM, FOR SAFETY REASONS. IN SOME PLACES, SAFETY GLASS IS FIXED TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS.
THERE WILL BE AN OPERATING THEATRE FITTED WITH LASER BEAM BI-PLANE RADIOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT FOR PSYCHO-SURGERY, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.
THERE IS A SPACIOUS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY UNIT WHICH PROVIDES TRAINING IN DIFFERENT TRADES THROUGH WHICH PATIENTS RECEIVE THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT AS A PART OF REHABILITATION.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE RECREATION AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE PATIENTS, WHO ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO GARDENING AND TO TAKE PART IN OTHER ACTIVITIES.
PRESENTATIONS, SUCH AS FILMS AND CONCERTS, WILL BE STAGED REGULARLY IN THE HALL TO ENTERTAIN PATIENTS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A SOCIAL CENTRE WITH A CANTEEN AND SHOPS TO BE RUN BY PATIENTS UNDER SUPERVISION. THROUGH THIS ACTIVITY IT IS INTENDED TO SPEED UP ADAPTATION TO COMMUNITY LIFE AFTER DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL.
THE COMPLETION OF KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL FORMS PART OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S EXPANSION PLAN TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES TO PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS.
PSYCHIATRIC UNITS WILL BE INCORPORATED IN ALL FIVE NEW GENERAL HOSPITALS TO BE BUILT DURING THE 1980S AND IN THREE EXISTING HOSPITALS - PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL 1 700 BEDS.
THE OUTPATIENT SERVICE FOR PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS WILL LIKEWISE BE STRENGTHENED. IN ADDITION TO THE SEVEN EXISTING PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINICS, ANOTHER SIX SUCH CLINICS ARE BEING PLANNED IN THE DECADE.
PSYCHIATRIC COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICE IS ALSO BEING INTRODUCED TO AUGMENT THE AFTER-CARE AND REHABILITATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3 PM ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT THE HOSPITAL'S MULTI-PURPOSE HALL.
TRANSPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 1.45 PM SHARP.
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