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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1986
AT PRESENT THERE ARE ALMOST 22 000 BEDS IN THE PUBLIC HOSPITALS, RATHER MORE THAN HALF IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS RUN BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, AND THE REST IN GOVERNMENT-AIDED HOSPITALS.
+TWO NEW MAJOR GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THERE ARE MAJOR EXTENSIONS IN PROGRESS AT THREE OTHER HOSPITALS- THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE THAN 3 000 NEW BEDS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, MR CHAMBERS ADDED.
ON PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES MR CHAMBERS SAID CONSIDERABLE RESOURCES HAD BEEN CHANNELLED INTO HEALTH EDUCATION, ADVISING AND COUNSELLING SERVICES, FAMILY PLANNING, IMMUNISATION PROGRAMMES, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE.
+THE RESULTS OF ALL THESE EFFORTS OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS OR SO CAN BE SEEN IN OUR HEALTH STATISTICS. THE MAJOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WHICH USED TO BE A SERIOUS SCOURGE IN HONG KONG IN THE 1940'S AND 50'S ARE NOW WELL UNDER CONTROL AND LARGELY ELIMINATED.
+ IN 1985 THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE WAS DOWN TO 7.6 PER 1 000 LIVE BIRTHS AND THE EXPECTATION OF LIFE AT BIRTH WAS 79 FOR WOMEN AND 73 FOR MEN, AMONGST THE HIGHEST IN THE WORLD.
+ONE HAS ONLY TO LOOK AROUND AT THE STRONG, HEALTHY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE STREETS AND SHOPS AND SCHOOLS TO REALISE THAT A REMARKABLE CHANGE HAS OCCURRED OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS,+ MR CHAMBERS SA ID,
APPLICATION FORMS FOR PRIMARY ONE PLACES AVAILABLE
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PARENTS WISHING TO APPLY FOR A DISCRETIONARY PRIMARY ONE PLACE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR UNDER THE PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION SYSTEM CAN OBTAIN APPLICATION FORMS FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) UNTIL OCTOBER 4, THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID APPLICATION THIS YEAR FOR ADMISSION TO PRIMARY ONE WAS OPEN TO CHILDREN OF HONG KONG BELONGERS BORN ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1981 AND WHO WERE NOT STUDYING IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL.
HE SAID PARENTS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS COULD OBTAIN THE APPLICATION FORMS AND RELATED INFORMATION SHEETS FROM KINDERGARTENS.
FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN NOT ATTENDING KINDERGARTENS, THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE IN DISTRICT OFFICES AND OFFICES OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
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