SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1981
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ROTARY CLUB GIVES LAUNCH FOR CLINIC
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MORE MEDICAL FACILITIES WILL BE BROUGHT TO RESIDENTS IN ISOLATED ISLANDS AND REMOTE AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE FORM OF ANOTHER FLOATING CLINIC OPERATED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
THE CLINIC WILL BE ACCOMMODATED IN A 14-METRE-LONG LAUNCH DONATED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON WEST AS PART OF THE CLUB'S SERVICE PROJECT FOR THE YEAR.
THIS WILL BE THE DEPARTMENT'S THIRD FLOATING CLINIC SERVING REMOTE AREAS WHICH ARE INACCESSIBLE BY LAND TRANSPORT.
THE FLOATING CLINIC, TO BE NAMED +ROTARY IN RECOGNITION OF THE CLUB'S CONTRIBUTION, WILL BE LAUNCHED ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 18).
ON TAKING OVER THE VESSEL, THE DEPARTMENT WILL FIT AND EQUIP IT AND HAVE IT READY FOR SERVICE EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THE DEPARTMENT NOW OPERATES TWO SUCH CLINICS BOARD THE CHEE WAN AND THE OTHER ON THE CHEE HONG.
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APART FROM GIVING REGULAR MEDICAL CONSULTATION AND TREATMENT TO THE RESIDENTS, THE TWO CLINICS ALSO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR VACCINATION AND INOCULATION. THEY VISIT A TOTAL OF 27 ISLANDS OR COASTAL AREAS A WEEK.
THE NEW MEDICAL LAUNCH WILL BE INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE OVERALL PROJECT FOR NEW TOWNS, INCLUDING ISOLATED ISLANDS.
+WITH THE INCREASE IN POPULATION AND RAPID DEVELOPMENT IN OUTLYING DISTRICTS, A THIRD FLOATING CLINIC HAS COME AT A MOST APPROPRIATE TIME, A MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE NEW FLOATING CLINIC +ROTARY+ WILL BE LAUNCHED AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 3 PM ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 18), AT HIP HING CHEUNG SHIPYARD (LAI CHI KOK, KOWLOON). THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG AND HIS WIFE, MRS THONG WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT. THE ROTARY CLUB OF KOWLOON WEST HAS ARRANGED TRANSPORT TO TAKE THE PRESS TO THE SHIPYARD. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES USING THE TRANSPORT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF HOTEL MIRAMAR AT 2 PM SHARP.
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