FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1984
*THE PLAN INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOSPITAL AT TUEN MUN, WHICH IS WELL UNDERWAY, THE EXPANSION OF THE POK OI HOSPITAL IN YUEN LONG AND THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL IN TSUEN WAN, HE SAID.
THE GOVERNOR EXPLAINED THAT THE AIM OF THE REGIONAL PLAN WAS TO PROVIDE A NETWORK OF MEDICAL FACILITIES WITHIN EASY REACH OF THOSE LIVING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
HE SAID THAT, DESPITE THE HEAVY STRAIN IMPOSED ON MEDICAL SERVICES BY RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY AS REFLECTED IN THE MAJOR HEALTH INDICES WAS SATISFACTORY BY ANY STANDARD.
+THIS IS AN ACHIEVEMENT IN ITSELF; BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPGRADE OUR EXISTING SERVICES AND SEEK IMPROVEMENTS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US,+ HE SAID.
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K. L. THONG SAID THAT THE LI KA SHING SPECIALIST CLINIC WOULD PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN SUPPORT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL WHICH WAS THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE EAST NEW TERRITORIES.
THE CLINIC, WITH A TOTAL OF 49 EXAMINATION AND CONSULTING ROOMS SPREAD OVER FOUR LEVELS, IS NAMED AFTER MR LI KA SHING WHO MADE A GENEROUS DONATION OF $30 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT.
DR THONG SAID THE MODERN SPECIALIST CLINIC WAS NOT ONLY PURPOSE-BUILT, BUT WAS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH THE MOST UP-TO-DATE DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE THE BEST KIND OF MEDICAL CARE FOR THE SICK.
THE CLINIC IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT FACILITIES.
TO TIE IN WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF OPERATION OF THE HOSPITAL, CONSULTATION SESSIONS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN MEDICINE, SURGERY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY, PAEDIATRICS, ORTHOPAEDICS, PSYCHIATRY AND DERMATOLOGY.
WHEN THE HOSPITAL BECOMES FULLY OPERATIONAL, ADDITIONAL SESSIONS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN OTHER SPECIALTIES SUCH AS GERIATRICS, RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, ONCOLOGY, EAR-NOSE-AND-THROAT AND EYE.
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