THURSDAY, NOVEMPER 14, 1991
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THEY WERE ALSO EXPECTED ΤΟ "IMPROVE** FOURTH QUARTER OF 1991.
ASKED TO INDICATE WHETHER THE SITUATION IS "REMAIN THE SAME" OR "DETERIORATE" IN THE
THE OPINIONS OF RESPONDENTS WERE THEN ANALYSED AND THE SUMMARY FINDINGS PUBLISHED IN THE "REPORT ON QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY, THIRD QUARTER 1991". MOREOVER, THE SURVEY REPORT CONTAINS A SECTION ON THE BUSINESS PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED AND EXPECTED BY FIRMS IN DIFFERENT ECONOMIC SECTORS, AND A BREAKDOWN OF THE VIEWS OF FIRMS BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE GROUP.
THE DEPARTMENT CAUTIONED THAT, IN A SURVEY OF THIS NATURE, THE RESULTS SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION AS IT IS
ΤΟ DIFFICULT ESTABLISH PRECISELY THE EXTENT TO WHICH RESPONDENTS' RECOLLECTION OF THE PAST AND PERCEPTION OF THE FUTURE ACCORDS WITH THE UNDERLYING TRENDS.
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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE QUARTERLY BUSINESS SURVEY MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3250.
CHANGING ATTITUDES TOWARDS MENTAL CARE
ATTITUDES TOWARDS PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS HAVE CHANGED A GREAT DEAL DUE TO THE DEDICATION AND HARD WORK OF THE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG PSYCHIATRIC UNIT, LADY WILSON SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE UNIT AT QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL, LADY WILSON SAID PSYCHIATRY HAD NOT BEEN A PARTICULARLY POPULAR SPECIALITY AMONG MEDICAL SCHOOL GRADUATES, BUT ATTITUDES IN THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS MENTAL CARE WERE CHANGING.
"THIS NEWLY EXPANDED UNIT CAN HELP CHANGE THOSE ATTITUDES FURTHER, THROUGH ITS TEACHING, THROUGH ITS REPUTATION FOR WORTHWHILE RESEARCH, AND THROUGH THE EXAMPLE IT SETS IN OFFERING CARE AND UNDERSTANDING TO THOSE WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS,' SHE SAID.
IT
THIS YEAR MARKED THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY'S DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND THE SAME ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY PSYCHIATRIC UNIT IN QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL, LADY WILSON SAID THAT SHE KNEW HOW MUCH HAD BEEN DONE TO ENCOURAGE THE WORK OF PSYCHIATRY IN HONG KONG.
/SHE NOTED