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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1989
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MR LEUNG ASSURED MEMBERS THAT THE GOVERNMENT MONITORING THE SITUATION CLOSELY TO ENSURE THE TRAVELLING NREDS OF RESIDENTS OF TIN SHUI WAI WERE ADEQUATELY CATERED FOR,
ON THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF LRT EXTENSION TO TIN SHUI WAI. HE SAID THAT WHEN THE KCRC WAS FIRST INVITED TO TAKE ON THE LRT PROJECT. IT WAS ENVISAGED THAT THE FULL NETWORK WOULD BE BUILT IN STAGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENTS, LEADING TO THE EVENTUAL COMPLETION OF THE VARIOUS REGIONAL EXTENSIONS IN THE MID-1990'S.
"ACCORDING TO THE PRESENT PROGRAMME, POPULATION INTAKE IN TIN SHUI WAI NEW TOWN WOULD START IN DECEMBER 1991.
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"POPULATION IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 46,000 BY THE END 1992. BUILDING UP EVENTUALLY TO OVER 135,000 BY THE END OF 1996, SAID.
MR LEUNG SAID THE KCRC WAS CONDUCTING A DETAILED STUDY ΤΟ ASCERTAIN THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE LRT EXTENSION TO TIN SHUI WAI IN THE LIGHT OF MORE ACCURATE POPULATION PROJECTIONS AND A MORE IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF LRT PATRONAGE GROWTH AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE.
VIETNAMESE ACCOUNT FOR SMALL PERCENTAGE OF HOSPITAL USE
IT WOULD SEEM FROM AVAILABLE EVIDENCE THAT THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE AND REFUGEES (VBP AND VR'S) ACCOUNT FOR ONLY A VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL UTILISATION OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL BEDS AND CASUALTY SERVICES, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON T.H. CHAU, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY ›.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON NGAL SHIU-KIT. MR CHAU SAID THE USE OF HOSPITAL FACILITIES BY THE VIETNAMESE WAS NOT KNOWN TO HAVE ADVERSELY AFFECTED THE AVAILABILITY OF SUCH SERVICES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS OR CAUSED SERIOUS DELAYS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS SEEKING TREATMENT.
MARGARET VR'S
HE GAVE STATISTICS KEPT BY THE FOUR REGIONAL HOSPITALS, NAMELY, QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL. PRINCESS HOSPITAL AND PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL, ON THE NUMBER OF VBP ADMITTED IN 1988 AND 1989 INTO ONE OF THESE HOSPITALS.
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ACCORDINGLY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS IN WAS 400,099 AND OF THESE, 2.965 (OR 0.74 PER CENT) WERE VBP AND VR'S.
FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. 5,970 VBP AND VR'S (OR 2.1 PER CENT) WERE ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL AMONG THE 279.279 HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS.
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