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WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1985
+A ROAD LINK FROM NA! CHUNG TO MA ON SHAN COMPRISING A 7.3-METRE WIDE SINGLE CARRIAGEWAY HAS BEEN PLANNED, WITH CONSTRUCTION EXPECTED TO COMMENCE TOWARDS THE END OF 1986 AND TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1988, + MR CHAN SAID.
+HOWEVER, + HE CONTINUED, +AFTER A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME FOR THIS PROJECT, IT IS NOW CONSIDERED THAT THIS ROAD LINK COULD POSSIBLY BE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR COMPLETION IN MID-1988, +
LEAVE RELIEF POOL FOR NURSES ADEQUATE
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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD CREATED 642 NURSING POSTS AS LEAVE RELIEF TO REPLACE NURSES WHO GO ON LEAVE, INCLUDING MATERNITY LEAVE, THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR THE HON RUDY KHOO, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ANSWERING A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP WHETHER GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSIDER CREATING A LEAVE RELIEF POOL TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY REPLACEMENTS FOR NURSES ON MATERNITY LEAVE, DR KHOO SAID THAT THE 642 POSTS REPRESENTED 7.3 PER CENT OF THE PRESENT ESTABLISHMENT OF 9 423 NURSES IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.
LAST YEAR, HE SAID, 423 NURSES TOOK MATERNITY LEAVE WHICH REQUIRED 110 NURSES FOR THEIR RELIEF.
+EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THE LEAVE RELIEF POOL IS ADEQUATE TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY COVERAGE FOR SUCH LEAVE, ALTHOUGH THE MAJOR PART OF THE POOL PROVIDES FOR THE RELIEF OF NURSES TAKING OTHER FORMS OF LEAVE SUCH AS VACATION LEAVE, DR KHOO SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAS KEEPING THE SITUATION UNDER REGULAR REVIEW, AND EFFORTS WERE BEING MADE CONTINUOUSLY WITH A VIEW TO ENSURE THAT THE LEAVE RELIEF REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH A LARGE WORK FORCE WERE ADEQUATELY MET WITHIN AVAILABLE RESOURCES.
WAN CHAI DEPOT WILL BE MOVED
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THE WATERWORKS FACILITIES LOCATED AT BULLOCK LANE IN WAN CHAI WILL BE RELOCATED AND THIS WOULD INVOLVE THE REPROVISIONING OF A CENTRALISED WORKSHOP AND THE OPERATIONAL AND SERVICE CENTRE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON NICKY CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN ON PLANS BEING TAKEN TO RELOCATE THE DEPOT AND THE TIMING OF ITS
IMPLEMENTATION, MR CHAN SAID +DESIGN WORKS FOR THE NEW CENTRALISED WORKSHOP AT LUNG CHEUNG ROAD ARE CURRENTLY IN HAND AND CONSTRUCTION IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN EARLY 1988.+
/HE ADDED