THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1989
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GOVERNOR HOPES DISPUTE WILL BE RESOLVED SOON
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY THURSDAY) THAT HE HOPED THE DISPUTE BETWEEN THE CHINA MOTOR BUS COMPANY AND ITS WORKERS WOULD BE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE AMOUNT OF DISRUPTION TO THE ORDINARY TRAVELLING PUBLIC COULD BE KEPT ΤΟ THE
VERY MINIMUM.
SIR DAVID WAS RESPONDING TO A PRESS QUESTION AFTER OFFICIATING
AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC 17TH GRADUATION CEREMONY.
NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC LABORATORY IN PWH UPGRADED
THE NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC LABORATORY IN THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL (PWH) HAS RECENTLY BEEN UPGRADED FOLLOWING THE ACQUISITION OF A NEW COLOUR DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC MACHINE, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND INSTALLED IN A GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL.
THE MACHINE WAS TODAY (THURSDAY) OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER TO THE FARDIOLOGY UNIT OF THE PWH BY DR HARRY FANG, STEWARD OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB WHICH HAS GENEROUSLY DONATED $1.8 MILLION TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE PURCHASK OF THE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER
ACCESSORIES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE NEW ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC MACHINE, WITH ITS ASSOCIATED DOPPLER FLOW AND COLOUR MAPPING DEVICES AND IMAGE-PROCESSING ACCESSORIES, WILL IMPROVE CONSIDERABLY CARDIOLOGIC SERVICE IN PWH, WHICH IS BOTH A SERVICE AND A TEACHING HOSPITAL.
"THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE IN PWH, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND THE GOVERNMENT ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB FOR THE GENEROSITY AND PUBLIC SPIRITED GESTURE THROUGH WHICH PATIENT CARE, TEACHING AND RESEARCH WILL ALL BE IMPROVED.
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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT NON-INVASIVE INVESTIGATORY PROCEDURES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF HEART DISEASES ARE PREFERRED TO THE CONVENTIONAL INVASIVE PROCEDURES BECAUSE THEY ARE NON-TRAUMATIC, SAFE AND CAN BE PERFORMED REPEATEDLY.
"OF CENTRAL IMPORTANCE TO NON-INVASIVE INVESTIGATIONS OF HEART FUNCTIONS IS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY.
THIS INVOLVES TRANSMISSION WAVES WHICH ARE REFLECTED FROM HEART VISUAL IMAGES SHOWING CP DETAILED STRUCTURE OF THE HEART," HE EXPLAINED.
OF HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRA-SONIC STRUCTURES AND CONVERTED INTO PICTURES OF THE
AND ACCURATE
/THE SPOKEMAN
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