THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1989
NEW HOSPITAL PROJECTS WILL BOOST SUPPLY OF BEDS
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HOSPITAL PROJECTS
A NUMBER OF NEW
AND INFIRMARIES WILL YEARS. BRINGING THE COMPLETED OVER THE NEXT FIVE
TOTAL NUMBER HOSPITAL BEDS FROM THE PRESENT 25,000 TO MORE THAN 31,600 BY 1993.
BE
OF
THE DIRECTOR OF HOSPITAL SERVICES, DR T.Y. CHAU, SAID THIS AT
(THURSDAY). IT WAS THE FIRST A MEET-THE-MEDIA SESSION TODAY
SUCH HEAD OF THE NEW SESSION HELD BY DR CHAU SINCE HE WAS APPOINTED THE DEPARTMENT.
DEPARTMENT WAS
SET THE HOSPITAL SERVICES
OFFICIALLY
UP ON
THE FOLLOWING
REORGANISATION OF THE APRIL 1
MEDICAL AND HEALTH THE DEPARTMENT INTO TWO SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS. THE OTHER DEPARTMENT IS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
EXTENSION,
THE NEW PROJECTS TO BE SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA, DR CHAU SAID
HOSPITAL STAGE
QUEEN MARY COMPLETED THIS YEAR ARE THE TUEN MUN HOSPITAL STAGE II, TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL
RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL redeveloPMENT, POK OI HOSPITAL EXTENSION STAGE 111. YAN HOSPITAL EXTENSION STAGE III AND VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC.
THE IMPROVE
CHAI
1.000
DR CHAU
"WHEN THESE NEW PROJECTS ARE COMMISSIONED. AN ADDITIONAL
SITUATION, HOSPITAL BEDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO POINTED OUT.
THE SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION NEXT YEAR ARE TWO INFIRMARIES
INFIRMARY. TOGETHER WITH THE SHA TIN CHESHIRE HOME AND THE SHA TIN
TUEN MUN HOSPITAL, ANOTHER OPENING OF THE SUBSEQUENT PHASES OF THE 1.700 BEDS WILL BE BROUGHT ON STREAM, ACCORDING TO DR CHAU.
AND
BETWEEN 1991 THE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION
1993 HOSPITAL INCLUDE THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL EXTENSION, THE YAN CHAI
AND THE UNITED CHRISTIAN EXTENSION STAGE IV. PAMELA YOUDE HOSPITAL HOSPITAL EXTENSION (PHASE 1). HE SAID.
OUTLINING THE WORK OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DR CHAU OUT DESCRIBED THE NEW DEPARTMENT AS THE PRIME INSTRUMENT FOR CARRYING
GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON HOSPITAL SERVICES AND ADVISING THE THROUGH THE
OPERATIONAL ON BRANCH, AND WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE POLICIES.
HEALTH
THE
WILL "IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS
GREATLY FACILITATE PLANNING BY THE FOR THE REORGANISATION OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IMPLIED ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.
ENABLE POTENTIAL
TEETHING HOSPITAL AUTHORITY
"AT THE SAME TIME. THE MOVE WILL PROBLEMS TO BE IDENTIFIED AND RESOLVED BEFORE THE COMES INTO BEING, HE EXPLAINED.
DR CHAU