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MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1986
RESPONDING TO A TELEPHONE SURVEY, ELDERLY PEOPLE SAID THEY GENERALLY FOUND THE SCHEME USEFUL AND THE ATTITUDE OF DOCTORS GOOD. THEY ALSO HOPED THAT MORE DENTISTS WOULD JOIN THE SCHEME AND THAT FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS COULD BE PROVIDED.
THE DOCTORS INTERVIEWED WERE WILLING TO CONTINUE THE SCHEME.
+WE ARE PLEASED THAT MANY DOCTORS HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME AND WE HOPE MORE WILL SIGN UP TO SUPPORT THIS WORTHY PROJECT,+ A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
AS THERE IS NO PRIVATE DOCTOR PRACTICING IN SHEK O AT PRESENT, THE DISTRICT OFFICE IS APPEALING TO DOCTORS IN THE NEARBY SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAI WAN AREA TO JOIN THE SCHEME,
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THE FEASIBILITY OF ARRANGING REGULAR MEDICAL AND DENTAL CHECK-UPS FOR PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE EXAMINED.
EIGHT CLINICS TO STAY OPEN
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EIGHT GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM DURING THE HOLIDAYS ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 25), FRIDAY (DECEMBER 26) AND THURSDAY (JANUARY 1).
THE CLINICS ARE THE VIOLET PEEL HEALTH CENTRE AND SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC ON HONG KONG ISLAND: KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE, YAU MA TEI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN KOWLOON: LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC TSUEN WAN, YUEN LONG JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE AND SHEK WU HUI JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
ALL OTHER OUT-PATIENT AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED.
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