WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1987
MR FORD SAID THE EXTENSION PROGRAMME WOULD MAKE ROOM AVAILABLE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW SPECIALIST SERVICES SUCH AS A BURNS UNIT AND A RECONSTRUCTIVE UNIT FOR ACCIDENT PATIENTS WHO AT PRESENT HAD TO BE ACCOMMODATED IN GENERAL WARDS.
BY 1992, TOO, CENTRAL AIR-CONDITIONING WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL WARDS.
+AS HONG KONG BECOMES MORE SOPHISTICATED IN TERMS OF LIFESTYLE, PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT, OUR MEDICAL SERVICES MUST ALSO KEEP ABREAST OF MODERN SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES AND AIM FOR EFFICIENT AND HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES,+ MR FORD SAID.
COMPLETION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURAL WORK OF THE TWO NEW MULTI-STOREY BLOCKS - ONE FIVE-STOREY PODIUM WITH A 23-STOREY TOWER, THE OTHER A 12-STOREY BLOCK -- AND THE MAIN HOSPITAL ENTRANCE ALTERATION PROVIDES AN APPROPRIATE MILESTONE FOR THE HOSPITAL'S HALF CENTURY OF EXISTENCE.
STAGE II SITE FORMATION WAS COMPLETED IN LATE 1984, WHILE THE MAIN BUILDING WORK STARTED IN MAY THE FOLLOWING YEAR. COMPLETION OF STAGE 11 WILL ADD 76 000 SQUARE METRES OF SPACE TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE FIVE-STAGE EXTENSION PROGRAMME WILL BE FULLY COMPLETED IN 1992.
SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION ORGANISED
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CO-OPERATION FROM INDUSTRIALISTS IN PREVENTING THEIR TRADE EFFLUENTS AND WASTE WATERS FROM DISCHARGING INTO STORM WATER DRAINS IS ESSENTIAL IN THE COMBAT AGAINST INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION.
THE PLEA CAME FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WHICH HAS BEEN CHECKING UP ON ILLEGAL DISCHARGES OF DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS, AT TUEN MUN IN PARTICULAR.
WITH THE RECENT GAZETTING OF THE FIRST APPOINTED DAY FOR THE TOLO HARBOUR AND CHANNEL WATER CONTROL ZONE, THE DEPARTMENT IS PLAYING AN ACTIVE AND IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ORDINANCE.
THE DECLARATION IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO ACHIEVE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT BY BACKING THE DEPARTMENT IN ITS EFFORTS TO CONTROL INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS AND EFFLUENTS FROM DOMESTIC TREATMENT WORKS.
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