THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1981
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MAJOR MEDICAL PROJECTS PLANNED
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS EMBARKED ON AN AMBITIOUS PLAN TO DEVELOP 19 PROJECTS DURING THIS DECADE TO MEET THE
INCREASING DEMAND FOR MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THIS WAS TATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, THIS MORNING (THURSDAY) AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF SHA TIN LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE.
THE PLAN INCLUDES THREE MAJOR NEW HOSPITALS OF OVER 1 400 BEDS, ONE EACH AT SHA TIN, TUEN MUN AND TAI PO, AND SEVEN NEW CLINICS AND POLYCLINICS, AS WELL AS EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING HOSPITALS.
THE DIRECTOR SAID THAT THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IS A +CLEAR INDICATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.+
HE POINTED OUT THAT FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE, OTHER PROJECTS IN THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN, INCLUDING THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL WHICH IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL AND A POLYCLINIC, WILL BE LAUNCHED FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TOWN AND EAST NEW TERRITORIES REGION.
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THE LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE CONSISTS OF TWO BUILDINGS SEVEN-STOREY MAIN BLOCK AND A SINGLE-STOREY ANCILLARY BLOCK.
IT PROVIDES GENERAL OUT-PATIENT SERVICES, FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH EDUCATION AND ACCOMMODATION FOR THE REGIONAL HEALTH OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICES.
MR R.H. LOBO, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, OFFICIATED AT THE CEREMONY.
MR LOBO SAID THE OPENING OF THE HEALTH CENTRE IN SHA TIN WAS TIMELY IN VIEW OF THE RAPID POPULATION INCREASE RESULTING FROM THE EXTENSIVE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME AND NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH HEALTH CENTRES WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES WAS WORTHWHILE AS THEY FORM THE BASIC AND ESSENTIAL LINK IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN HONG KONG, HE SAID.
THE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINIC BEING THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT IN THE SYSTEM OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WAS A MOST ESSENTIAL LINK IN THE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEM AGAINST OUTBREAKS OF EPIDEMIC DISEASES, WHERE ACUTE CASES COULD BE DETECTED, AND REFERRED TO APPROPRIATE INSTITUTIONS FOR TREATMENT.
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