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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1989
ON FINANCING, MR LEUNG SAID THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING COMPRISING EITHER A BRIDGE OR A TUNNEL, AND A THIRD HARBOUR CROSSING WOULD BE ATTRACTIVE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
IT WAS HOPED THAT THE FINANCING PATTERN OF THESE TWO PROJECTS WOULD FOLLOW THAT OF THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING AND THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL WHICH WERE BOTH VERY SUCCESSFUL IN TERMS OF FINANCING AND CONSTRUCTION BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
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WITH REGARD TO THE RAILWAY IT WAS INTENDED TO USE ONE OF THE TWO EXISTING CORPORATIONS, WHICH HAD EXPERIENCE, TO FINANCE OPERATE THE RAIL LINK TO THE NEW AIRPORT.
HOSPICE DESERVES COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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HOSPICE HAS TO BE A COMMUNITY PROJECT AND DESERVES COMMUNITY SUPPORT, LADY WILSON SAID TODAY THURSDAY).
IN A SPEECH DELIVERED ON HER BEHALF AT THE OPEN HOUSE IN SHAM SHUI PO OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HOSPICE CARE, LADY WILSON NOTED THAT THERE WAS NOW A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR AN INDEPENDENT HOSPICE, A STRONG HOME CARE PROGRAMME, AND FOR EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY.
"ALL OF THIS COSTS MONEY, AND WE GO FROM HERE WITH OUR HOPES HIGH THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT SECTORS WILL SUPPORT THIS EXCELLENT PROJECT, WHICH WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE ΤΟ 80 MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES," SHE SAID.
"WE NEED FUNDS AND VOLUNTEERS," SHE ADDED.
LADY WILSON'S SPEECH WAS DELIVERED IN HER STEAD BY THE SOCIETY'S CO-ORDINATOR, MISS LUCY CHUNG.
LADY WILSON FOUND IT ENCOURAGING THAT THE CONCEPT OF HOSPICE CARE HAD BEEN WIDELY ACCEPTED IN MANY COMMUNITIES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
"THIS SHOWS HOW READY PEOPLE WERE TO LISTEN, AND THERE CLEARLY WAS A GAP IN THIS FIELD, SHE SAID.
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LADY WILSON NOTED THAT THE CONCEPT TURNED INTO REALITY IN HONG KONG AS OF MAY OF THIS YEAR WITH THE ADVENT OF TWO FULL-TIME NURSES WORKING IN THE SOCIETY'S HOME CARE PROGRAMME.
"THESE NURSES VISIT PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT HOME, WHERE THEY HELP WITH PAIN AND SYMPTOM CONTROL, PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING, ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND HELP TO ADAPT THE HOME ENVIRONMENT FOR THE COMFORT OF THE PATIENT.
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