SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1988
SITE FORMATION WORK FOR THE 1,750-BED HOSPITAL, FORMERLY KNOWN AS EASTERN DISTRICT HOSPITAL, BEGAN IN 1984 ON A MID-LEVEL HILLSIDE SITE OVERLOOKING CHAI WAN.
A FULL
THE 188,000-SQUARE-METRE HOSPITAL COMPLEX WILL PROVIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL FACILITIES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG. IT WILL CONSIST OF FIVE INTER-RELATED BUILDINGS LINKED BY TUNNELS, DECKS AND FOOTBRIDGES.
THE PRIMARY UNIT IS THE 14-STOREY MAIN BLOCK, FOLLOWED BY A 12- STOREY SPECIAL BLOCK, A NINE-STCREY PATHOLOGY BLOCK, A SIX-STOREY POLYCLINIC BLOCK, AND NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL AND STAFF QUARTERS.
OF ITS TOTAL OF 1,750 BEDS, 900 WILL BE GENERAL BEDS, 550 FOR THE MENTALLY ILL, 100 FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED, AND 200 BEDS IN THE DAY WARDS AND THE OBSERVATION WARD ATTACHED T'O THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FOR FUTURE EXPANSION IN TERMS OF NUMBERS OF BEDS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
CEREMONY
FOR
THE
CONSTRUCTION
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE $1,333 MILLION
OF THE
YOUDE PAMELA
CONTRACT SIGNING HOSPITAL'S
SUPERSTRUCTURE.
IT WILL
BF
IN HELD
THE DECK
SERVICES DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AT QUEENSWAY
LEVEL OF
THE
ARCHITECTURAL
GOVERNMENT OFFICES
AT
2.30 PM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 3).
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