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FUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1984
+THESE UNITS COSTING A TOTAL OF $18.6 MILLION SHOULD BE READY FOR OCCUPATION IN JULY OR AUGUST THIS YEAR, MR HOLMES SAID.
HE SAID ALSO THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ALLOCATED
20 +G+ GRADE UNITS IN MELODY GARDEN, TUEN MUN.
LATER MRS HOLMES CUT THE RIBBON AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE NEW BUILDING AND MR HOLMES PRESENTED ONE OF THE MEN WITH THE KEYS TO A FLAT.
THE OFFICIAL PARTY THEN TOURED THE NEW QUARTERS.
HEALTH WORK MANPOWER SURVEY ****
A THREE-MONTH MANPOWER SURVEY WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT FROM JULY, TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE DIFFERENT GRADES OF MEDICAL, DENTAL, PARA-MEDICAL, PARA-DENTAL AND NURSING STAFF.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE SURVEY WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE HEALTH MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS AND TRAINING NEEDS.
THE SURVEY WILL COVER ALL THE CLINICS, HOSPITALS, MATERNITY HOMES, PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS' OFFICES, DENTISTS' SURGERIES, MEDICAL, X-RAY AND DENTAL LABORATOR IES AND RELATED INSTITUTES IN HONG KONG.
A QUESTIONNAIRE AND A LETTER WILL BE SENT TO EACH OF THE INSTITUTIONS REQUESTING THEIR CO-OPERATION.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ALL INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY INDIVIDUAL ESTABLISHMENT OR PERSON WILL BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE AND WILL BE USED ONLY TO OBTAIN A COMPOSITE PICTURE.