WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
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TWO MORE EVENING CLINICS THIS YEAR
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PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO START EVENING CLINIC SERVICE AT CLINIC IN WONG TAI SIN AND LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE IN SHA TIN L THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR THE HON RUDY KHOO, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WHEN ANSWERIN A QUESTION FROM THE HON PAULINE NG.
DR KHOO SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD MONITORED THE UTILISATION PATTERN OF ALL GOVERNMENT CLINICS AND DECIDED THAT EVENING CLIN SESSIONS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED IN THE TWO DENSELY-POPULATED AREA WONG TAI SIN AND SHA TIN.
EXPLAINING THE FUNCTION OF EVENING CLINICS, HE SAID THAT. WERE PROVIDED WITH THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF RELIEVING EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON DAY CLINICS OR ON THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPAR
+WITH THE MOVEMENT OF POPULATION TO NEW AREAS, ADDITIONAL CLINICS WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE FIRST INSTANCE WHICH ARE SUFT FOR THE LOCAL NEED IN MOST CASES, + DR KHOO SAID.
+ IN AREAS WHERE SUCH CLINICS ARE OVER-SUBSCRIBED, EVENING CLINIC SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FINANCE AND STAFF RESOURCES.
AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 15 GOVERNMENT CLINICS PROVIDING 44 DOCTOR SESSIONS IN THE EVENING. THESE INCLUDE FIVE ON HONG ISLAND WITH 15 SESSIONS PER EVENING, SIX IN KOWLOON WITH 19 SESSIONS AND FOUR IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH 10 SESSIONS.
FURTHER CHANGES TO STANDING ORDERS NEEDED *****
FURTHER CHANGES TO STANDING ORDERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ENLARGED AND PARTLY ELECTED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WHICH WOULD COME INTO BEING ON OCTOBER 30 THIS YEAR, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS, SAID TODAY.
AND SOME THOUGHT HAD ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO THESE CHANGES, PART OF THE REVIEW OF ALL THE LEGISLATIVE ARRANGEMENTS AFFECTING THE COUNCIL, HE SAID.
+BUT IT IS NOW CLEAR THAT THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TIME LEF THIS SESSION FOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO COME TO ANY DECISION
+ACCORDINGLY, SIR, LATER THIS YEAR I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL CONSULT MEMBERS OF THE NEW COUNCIL UPON THE PROCEDURES THAT THEY WISH TO ADOPT FOR REVIEWING STANDING ORDER. INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING UP A SELECT COMMITTEE, + MR THOMAS SAID.
/MEANWHILE,
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