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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1984
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THERE IS NO FIXED CONSULTATION ROOM FOR A FLYING DOCTOR. MAY BE SEEING PATIENTS IN A TEMPLE AT ONE STOP AND TREATING ANOTHER GROUP IN A CLASSROOM AT THE NEXT.
WHEN VILLAGERS HEAR THE APPROACHING HELICOPTER, THEY RUSH OUT TO THE 'CONSULTATION ROOM'.
THE TEAM PLUNGES INTO WORK IMMEDIATELY, WITH THE DOCTORBUS ILY TREATING HIS PATIENTS AND THE NURSE HANDLING REGISTRATIONS, TAKING REGULAR TESTS AND EXPLAINING DOSAGES TO BE TAKEN.
THEY HANDLE SUCH AILMENTS AS HEADACHE, COUGH, RESPIRATORY INFECTION, SKIN AND EYE DISEASES AND GASTRO-INTESTINE DISTURBANCES.
PATIENTS VACCINATIONS ARE ALSO ADMINISTERED. FOR EMERGENCY CASES, ARE FLOWN TO HOSPITALS.
TO THE VILLAGERS, THE PRESENCE OF THE MEDICAL TEAM MEANS MORE THAN A SERVICE. MANY OF THEM HAVE BECOME GOOD FRIENDS WITH THE DOCTOR AND THE NURSE. THEY EXCHANGE NEWS ON THE LATEST HAPPENINGS IN TOWN AND IN THE VILLAGE.
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR ANALYSED
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THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS CONTAINS A SPECIAL ARTICLE ENTITLED +A REVIEW ON THE PERFORMANCE AND INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR+.
THE ARTICLE ANALYSES THE PERFORMANCE AND STRUCTURE OF THE SECTOR FROM 1982 TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984.
STATISTICS SHOW THAT THE OUTPUT OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR WAS ON A DECLINING TREND DURING THE PERIOD, LARGELY DUE TO THE DEPRESSED STATE OF THE REAL ESTATE MARKET.
BESIDES SHOWING THE OVERALL ACTIVITY LEVEL, THE ARTICLE ANALYSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF CONSTRUCTION WORK INCLUDING VARIOUS TYPES OF ARCHITECTURAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
CONSTRUCTION.
SEPARATE STATISTICS FOR PUBLIC SECTOR PROJECTS AND PRIVATE SECTOR PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED.
ALSO CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLE ARE ANALYSES OF THE COST COMPOSITION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR, CLASSIFIED BY DIFFERENT TRADE GROUPS, AS WELL AS A DESCRIPTION OF THE SUB-CONTRACTING SYSTEM.
THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS NOW ON SALE AT $25 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
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