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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1984
HE SAID THREE 10-STOREY LINEAR BLOCKS WOULD BE BUILT ON THE SITES OF BLOCKS 10-13 TO PROVIDE 420 MODERN FLATS FOR 2 100 PEOPLE BY 1986.
+THIS MARKS THE FOURTH PHASE OF A REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME TO IMPROVE THE LIVING CONDITIONS AND RELIEVE OVERCROWDING AT THE ESTATE.
+OTHER WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LORRY PARK, A COVERED WALKWAY AND FOOTBRIDGES, SLOPEWORKS, ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE AND EXTERNAL WORKS.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID TAI HANG TUNG ESTATE ALREADY HAD ONE NEW BLOCK BUILT AND THREE OLD BLOCKS CONVERTED INTO LARGER LIVING UNITS WITH SELF-CONTAINED FACILITIES.
+DEMOLITION OF THE LAST FOUR MARK I BLOCKS IS NOW UNDERWAY, AFTER WHICH TWO OTHER NEW BLOCKS WILL BE BUILT FOR 2 000 MORE PEOPLE UNDER THE FIFTH PHASE OF THE REDEVELOPMENT SCHEME.+
NEW SERVICE AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
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THE DUCHESS OF KENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN SANDY BAY WILL BE SETTING UP A CENTRE TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS.
ITS CHILD ASSESSMENT CENTRE, EXPECTED TO BE IN FULL OPERATION IN A NEW BUILDING EARLY NEXT YEAR, WILL BE STAFFED BY PAEDIATRICIANS, PHYSIOTHERAPISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGISTS, MÉDICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND OTHER TECHNICIANS.
+THESE SPECIALISTS WILL WORK AS A TEAM TO STUDY INCIPIENT PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS IN CHILDREN SO THAT EARLY TREATMENT COULD BE GIVEN TO CURE THEM OR TO PREVENT THEIR DETERIORATION, THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE HOSPITAL, DR LOUIS HSU, SAID.
THE HOSPITAL, RUN BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE RELIEF OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND SUBVENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST CHILDREN ORTHOPAEDICS HOSPITALS AND THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN SOUTH-EAST ASIA,
ALL MEDICAL, SURGICAL AND THERAPEUTIC TREATMENTS, AS WELL AS FOOD AND CLOTHING FOR IN-PATIENTS, ARE PROVIDED FREE.
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