WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1990
"THE EXISTING CHARGES UNDER BY-LAW 30 OF THE PRINCIPAL BY LAWS ARE : FOR IMPOUNDING A VEHICLE, $140; FOR REMOVING A VEHICLE, $200; AND FOR STORING A VEHICLE, 350 FOR EACH DAY AFTER THE FIRST DAY DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE IS DETAINED, HE SAID.
"EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THE PRESENT CHARGES ARE TOO LOW ΤΟ BE AN EFFECTIVE DETERRENT TO OFFENDING MOTORISTS AND IT IS, THEREFORE, PROPOSED THAT THESE CHARGES BE INCREASED TO $200, $280 AND $70 RESPECTIVELY," HE SAID.
MEASURES TO SHORTEN TREATMENT WAITING TIME
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HOSPITAL SERVICES
TWO MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN BY THE TO SHORTEN THE WAITING TIME FOR TREATING ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY {
(WEDNESDAY}.
DEPARTMENT
LESS URGENT CASES AT THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL.
HON ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD
TREATING SUCH CASES THE HON
AT PRESENT, THE AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR WAS ABOUT AN HOUR, MRS WONG SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM ANDREW WONG.
..
MED-YRAR
RE DEPLOYED BY FIRST, TWO ADDITIONAL DOCTORS WILE THIS YEAR TO THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE HOSPITAL.
"SECONDLY, AN ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION CUBICLE WILL BE
MRS WONG SAID. TO ENABLE MORE RAPID TURNOVER OF PATIENTS,
"
THE NECESSARY CONVERSION WORKS BEING PLANNED WERE BE COMPLETED IN THE LATTER PART OF THE YEAR.
MRS WONG STRESSED IMMEDIATK
INSTALLED
EXPECTED
TO
PATIENTS
TREATMENT
IN
SERIOUS
BY
CONDITION HOSPITAL STAFF
WERE
UPON
THAT
GIVEN
ATTENTION AND ARRIVAL AT THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
"AN
REGISTRATION
EXPERIENCED
AREA
OF
NURSING OFFICER
IS
ΤΟ
TREATMENT
STATIONED AT
THERE ENSURE THAT TO SUCH PATIENTS.
THE
IS
1
SHE
THE DEPARTMENT ABSOLUTELY NO DELAY IN RENDERING
SAID.
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