THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1990
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GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON VISIT KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, AND LADY WILSON TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
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ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, ELIZABETH WONG, DIRECTOR OF HOSPITAL SERVICES, DR T.Y. CHAU, AND SENIOR STAFF OF THE HOSPITAL, SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON TOURED THE FACILITIES OF THE HOSPITAL WHICH, WITH 1,592 BEDS, IS HONG KONG'S SECOND LARGEST PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL.
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VISITED AN ADMISSION WARD FOR FEMALE VOLUNTARY PATIENTS, AN ADMISSION WARD FOR MALE INVOLUNTARY PATIENTS AND A CHILDREN'S WARD.
SIR DAVID WAS TOLD THAT MORE THAN 1,300 PSYCHIATRIC BEDS WOULD BE PROVIDED OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH BEDS IN PUBLIC HOSITALS FROM THE EXISTING 4,651 TO ABOUT 6,000 BY 1993.
THE NEW BEDS WILL BE PROVIDED IN TUEN MUN HOSPITAL, QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL EXTENSION STAGE II, PAMELA YOUDE HOSPITAL, SIU LAM HOSPITAL EXTENSION, SHATIN INFIRMARY AND WONG CHUK HANG COMPLEX FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE GOVERNOR WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON PLANS ΤΟ OPEN MORE PSYCHIATRIC DAY CENTRES, PSYCHIATRIC OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CENTRES OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON LATER VISITED A SOCIAL CENTRE PATIENTS PROVIDED FOR THOSE LESS SERIOUSLY DISTURBED AS PART OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMME.
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BEFORE ENDING THEIR VISIT, THE GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON ALSO TOURED THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT WHICH PROVIDES TRAINING AND SUPERVISES DAILY ACTIVITIES TO HELP PATIENTS REINTEGRATE IN THE COMMUNITY.
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CS SEES BUILDING MANAGEMENT WORK IN YAU TSIM
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, VISITED THREE IN TSIM SHA TSUI TODAY (THURSDAY) TO LOOK AT THE WORK OF A CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATION TEAM
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AT MIRADOR MANSION IN NATHAN ROAD, SIR DAVID SAW THE PROGRESS OF A $15 MILLION RENOVATION PROJECT TO IMPROVE THE BUILDING'S FACADE, AND ITS FIRE AND STRUCTURAL SAFETY AFTER A THIRD ALARM AUGUST 1988.
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