19
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25,
19°
GROUP
APPRECIATED NEVERTHELESS, THE REASONABLE TO EXPECT ALL MATTERS CONCERNING THE BE IRONED OUT BEFORE ITS ESTABLISHMENT.
THAT IT WOULD NOT BE HA'S STAFFING COULD
TO TAKE ALL IMPLEMENTING
THE GROUP HAD THEREFORE URGED THE ADMINISTRATION POSSIBLE STEPS TO FINALISE AGREEMENTS ON STAFFING BEFORE THE INTEGRATED HOSPITAL SYSTEM, MR WONG SAID.
MR
NOTED THAT WONG
THERE WERE LATE REPRESENTATIONS SUBVENTED HOSPITALS REGARDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE HA AND GOVERNING BODY OF THE HOSPITALS.
THESE TO STUDY
FROM
THE
BY**
REPRESENTATIONS ADMINISTRATION HE URGED THE
OF THE HOSPITALS CAREFULLY WITH A VIEW TO REMOVING THE WORRIES LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS EARLY NEXT SESSION, IF NECESSARY.
OUT THAT A NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIONS MR WONG ALSO POINTED HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE WHITE PAPER ON MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES WHICH WAS LONG OVERDUE, THE LAST BEING WAY BACK IN 1974.
HE FOUND THEIR REASONING COGENT AND
AS A
OF URGENCY, MATTER TO TAKE IT UP COMPLETION OF THE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE STUDY.
URGED THE ADMINISTRATION
PERHAPS SOON AFTER
THE
HA WILL IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS
THE ESTABLISHMENT
THE IMPROVE
HOSPITAL
THE
IS
A
AND
WELL-
AUTHORITY OF
то
PRODUCTIVITY CORPORATISATION SCHEME COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DELIVERY OF HOSPITAL SERVICES FOR THE BEING OF HONG KONG PEOPLE, THE HON PEGGY LAM SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE
THE
OF THE
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BILL 1990 IN OF THAT THE SETTING UP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS LAM STRESSED HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WAS NOT A PRIVATISATION FOR SELF-FINANCING HOSPITAL SERVICES AS MANY HAD THOUGHT,
ONE WOULD BE OF LACK OF FINANCIAL STAND BEHIND THE HOSPITAL
SHE NOTED THAT IT WAS A DECLARED POLICY THAT NO
BECAUSE DEPRIVED OF HOSPITAL SERVICES MERELY
AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT MEANS AUTHORITY TO FINANCE ITS SERVICES.
WOULD
SHE NEVERTHELESS,
URGED THAT,
APART FROM
INFLATION, FEES SHOULD NOT BE RAISED BEFORE SERVICES WERE IMPROVED.
AN EFFICIENT WAIVER SYSTEM SHOULD ALSO ANY REVISION OF HOSPITAL FEES, SHE ADDED.
BE
ADJUSTMENT
FOR
IMPLEMENTED BEFORE
/WELCOMING THE