WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1982
NEW OFFICES FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL MOVE INTO ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS AT SUNNING PLAZA ON SATURDAY (MARCH 20).
THE DEPARTMENT WILL OCCUPY 10 FLOORS (COVERING 6 300 SQUARE METRES) OF THE 29-STOREY GLASS TOWER, SITUATED JUST ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE PRESENT HEADQUARTERS AT LEE GARDENS, IN HYSAN AVENUE.
THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE, OTHER DEPARTMENTAL UNITS AND THE OFFICES OF VARIOUS COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COUNCILS NOW LOCATED AT CENTRE POINT BUILDING, WILL MOVE INTO THE NEW PREMISES IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
THE MOVE WAS FIRST PLANNED TWO YEARS AGO WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT HAD OUT-GROWN ITS ACCOMMODATION AT LEE GARDENS BECAUSE OF STEADY EXPANSION OF ITS VARIOUS SERVICES.
USING THE OPEN PLAN OFFICE SYSTEM, THE DEPARTMENT HAS INSTALLED A SOPHISTICATED PABX TELEPHONE SYSTEM, WHICH SHOULD BE A GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS.
THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS HAS BEEN IN THE CAUSEWAY BAY DISTRICT FOR OVER 26 YEARS, HAVING MOVED FROM THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK BUILDING IN QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL IN 1956.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN LOCATED ON THE SAME ROAD HYSAN AVENUE -- SINCE ITS MOVE FROM CENTRAL.
THE FIRST MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS IN CAUSEWAY BAY WAS IN TOWER COURT. IN 1966, THE DEPARTMENT MOVED ACROSS THE ROAD TO LEE GARDENS.
THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES AT SUNNING PLAZA IS 5-7900790.
MOVING INTO THE NEW PREMISES ON SATURDAY WILL BE THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DIRECTORATE STAFF, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, NURSING SECTION, STATISTICAL UNIT, SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING UNIT, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING UNIT, PRIVATE DENTAL TREATMENT REIMBURSEMENT SCHEME, INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT, MANAGEMENT SERVICE UNIT, PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL (COMMISSIONING UNIT), RADIATION HEALTH UNIT, THE REGIONAL OFFICES SECTION, AND THE STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND RELATIONS UNIT.
IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK THE BRANCH OFFICES WILL BE MOVING IN. THEY COMPRISE THE BOARDS AND COUNCILS SECTION AND THE LICENTIATE OFFICE.