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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1991

SHE COMMENDED

HER

COLLEAGUES

IN

THE HOSPITALS FOR DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE IN MAINTAINING A HIGH STANDARD OF TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS.

THEIR SERVICE

"

ALLEVIATE THEIR WORKLOAD AND WE ARE RELIEF, SHE ADDED.

BEEN PROVIDED ΤΟ "WHERE PRACTICABLE, ADDITIONAL MANPOWER HAS

EXPLORING FURTHER MEASURES FOR

AS

REGARDS

THE

COST OF PROVIDING

VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS, MRS WONG SAID THE MILLION IN 1990/91.

ΤΟ SERVICES MEDICAL GOVERNMENT SPENT ABOUT $123

"THIS INCLUDES THE OPERATING COSTS OF

OFFERED AND THE BY THEM, THE TREATMENT CLINIC SERVICES PROVIDED.

HOSPITAL BEDS OCCUPIED

IMMUNISATION VARIOUS

AND

"$5 MILLION OF SUCH

COSTS

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RECOVERABLE

FROM

UNIICR,"

SHE

ADDED.

-

0

RELIEF OF CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL CONGESTION

THE CROSS LEUNG,

TO PROPOSAL

INCREASE EXAMINING A WAS THE GOVERNMENT

AT THE CONGESTION TRAFFIC ΤΟ RELIEVE PASSAGE TAX IN ORDER

MICHAEL HON HARBOUR TUNNEL, THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JAMES THE PROPOSAL WAS ONE OF THE MEASURES DISCUSSED TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC).

LEUNG SAID BY THE

MR TIEN, AND ENDORSED

THE LEVEL OF TAX PROPOSED MORE THAN EXCEEDED VALUE OF THE PASSAGE TAX INTRODUCED IN 1984.

WAS EXAMINING

THE PRESENT DAY

THE TECHNICAL AND COULD

HE SAID THE ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THIS RECOMMENDATION BEFORE A DECISION BE TAKEN ON WHETHER AND WHEN IT SHOULD BE TAKEN FORWARD.

CLOSELY THE EFFECTS "AT THE SAME TIME, WE WILL BE MONITORING

JULY 1,

SHOULD WHICH THUS REDUCING OF THE OPENING OF THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL ON ENCOURAGE GREATER USE OF THE EASTERN HARBOUR CROSSING,

MR LEUNG ADDED. CONGESTION AT THE CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL,

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