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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1986
IN REDEVELOPING RUN-DOWN URBAN AREAS, HE SAID AN OWNER'S RIGHT TO CONTINUE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT HE HAD ALWAYS LIVED IN, WHERE HE HAD HIS FAMILY, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS ESTABLISHED SOCIAL TIES MUST BE RESPECTED.
ANY OFFER OF REDEVELOPMENT MUST THEREFORE TAKE THE OWNER'S REASONABLE ASPIRATIONS INTO ACCOUNT AND +WE MUST TRY TO INCLUDE, IF THE OWNER SO WISHES, REPROVISIONING OF HIS OLD FLAT WITH A NEW ONE+.
+EVEN SO, EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THAT IF SCHOOLS, TRANSPORT AND OTHER FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED, HONG KONG FAMILIES ARE PREPARED TO MOVE, HE ADDED.
IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM EMPHASISED
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SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, TODAY (THURSDAY) REITERATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOT LOOKING FOR A MEANS OF PRIVATISING THE HOSPITAL SERVICES IN COMMISSIONING THE CONSULTANCY REPORT ON THE FUTURE OF SUCH SERVICES.
HE STRESSED THAT THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM WAS AND WOULD REMA IN A HEAVILY SUBSIDISED OPERATION ALTHOUGH THE CONSULTANTS HAD MADE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR ADJUSTING THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE PROPORTION OF COSTS MET BY FEES PAID BY PATIENTS AND THAT PAID BY THE TAXPAYER THROUGH THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUDGET AND SUBVENTIONS,
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+WE HAVE TO RECOGNISE THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WHO COULD NOT AFFORD HOSPITAL SERVICES OPERATED ON A COMMERCIAL BASIS, AND THAT IT IS FOR THESE PEOPLE THAT THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL ̈ SYSTEM PRIMARILY EXISTS,+ MR CHAMBERS SAID AT THE 18TH ANNUAL DINNER OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
ON THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE SETTING UP OF A STATUTORY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OUTSIDE THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR CHAMBERS SAID THE ADMINISTRATION RECOGNISED THAT THE PROPOSAL CLEARLY HAD MAJOR IMPLICATIONS FOR ALMOST EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THE PRESENT DUAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS THEREFORE NOT SURPRISING THAT MANY QUESTIONS, DOUBTS AND RESERVATIONS HAD BEEN RAISED BY PARTIES CONCERNED,
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