NOTE TO EDITORS:
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TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1984
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GOVERNOR RETURNING TOMORROW
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON AFTER ATTENDING ANOTHER TWO DAYS OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
SIR EDWARD WILL BE TRAVELLING ON FLIGHT CA 103, ETA 1.55 PM. A FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN TO COVER SIR EDWARD'S RETURN.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE FACILITY SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM BY 12.55 PM.
GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
MORE BEDS FOR POK 01 HOSPITAL IN YUEN LONG
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A FURTHER STAGE IN THE EXTENSION PROGRAMME OF POK 01 HOSPITAL IN YUEN LONG WAS COMPLETED TODAY WITH THE ADDITION OF FIVE STOREYS TO THE CENTRAL BLOCK, PROVIDING 113 NEW BEDS AND ANOTHER FULLY- EQUIPPED OPERATING THEATRE.
THE ADDITIONAL BEDS BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BEDS IN THE HOSPITAL TO 331.
THE LATEST ADDITIONS FORM PART OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE HOSPITAL'S EXTENSION PROGRAMME AND COST $21 MILLION. THE FULL FOUR-PHASE EXTENSION PROGRAMME WILL COST $100 MILLION.
PERFORMING THE OPENING CEREMONY TODAY, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, SAID THAT THOUGH THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE PAYING MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS, THE REMAINING SUM WOULD HAVE TO BE RAISED BY THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER PUBLIC SPIRITED CITIZENS.
HE PRAISED THE CHAIRMAN AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS AND URGED THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS IN RAISING MORE FUNDS FOR FUTURE EXTENSION PROJECTS.