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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1989
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SCHEME IN 1986, A STAFF HAD RECEIVED THE AWARD.
TOTAL OF 614
LEE, AND AT A
THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR S.H.
THE CERTIFICATES DIRECTORATE STAFF
PRESENTED OTHER CEREMONY HELD AT THE KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL ASSEMBLY HALL.
IN
TODAY
DR LEE PRAISED
THE HIS SPEECH, DEDICATED SERVICE AND HARD WORK IN THE PAST 30 YEARS.
RECIPIENTS
FOR THEIR
THE DEPARTMENT HAD CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN THE
PAST
10
YEARS,
HE SAID.
DURING
THIS
PERIOD,
THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF
IN BEDS
PUBLIC IN 1988, WHILE HOSPITALS HAD INCREASED FROM 9,300 IN 1978 TO 12,700
FROM 15,945 STAFF MEMBERS TO THE ESTABLISHMENT HAD ALSO INCREASED 27,216.
GOOD ENJOYING
HEALTH WHICH IS "PEOPLE HERE ARE, IN GENERAL,
THE COMPARABLE TO WORLD STANDARDS AS REFLECTED BY THE HEALTH INDEX OF COMMUNTIY," DR LEE SAID.
DURING THE PAST 10 YEARS, THE CRUDE DEATH RATE HAD DROPPED FROM RATE HAD 4.9 TO 4.8 PER THOUSAND POPULATION AND THE INFANT MORTALITY COME DOWN FROM 11.8 TO 7.6 PER THOUSAND LIVE BIRTHS.
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS NOW 74.2
FOR MALES AND
79.7 FOR
FEMALES.
IN MEDICAL
"TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE STANDARD ENSURE BETTER USE OF OUR MANPOWER AND RESOURCES, THE BE RE-ORGANISED BEGINNING APRIL 1," DR LEE SAID.
TWO
NEW
DEPARTMENTS
HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
SERVICE AND TO DEPARTMENT WILL
Ju
OF THE
HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL BE SET UP AS A RESULT.
AND
THE
THE DIRECTOR FIRMLY
THAT BELIEVED
THE RE-ORGANISATION WILL FURTHER IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY OF THE EXISTING SERVICE,
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