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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON LAM KUI-CHUN, MRS WONG SAID THREE OTHER PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ACCORDED PRIORITY, BUT NO DEFINITE IMPLEMENTATION DATES HAVE BEEN SET.
THESE PROJECTS ARE: THE PROVISION OF A MEDICAL OFFICER VISIT SERVICE FOR INFIRMARY UNITS IN CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOMES; THE PROVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS FOR INFIRMARY UNITS IN CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOMES; AND THE PROVISION OF TWO ADDITIONAL OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK TEAMS A YEAR.
MRS WONG ALSO SAID INITIATIVES OF A LEGISLATIVE NATURE ARR BRING CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF NEW OR AMENDING LEGISLATION.
THESE INCLUDE
PROTECTION OF WOMEN
THE PROVISIONS FOR UPDATING AND AMENDING THE AND JUVENILES ORDINANCE AND PROVISIONS FOR MAINTAINING THE STANDARD AND CONTROL OF RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY.
"IT IS OUR AIM TO INTRODUCE THE RELEVANT LEGISLATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE CURRENT SESSION, SHE SAID.
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION CLOSELY INVOLVED IN HOSPITAL REDEVELOPMENT
THE REDEVELOPED HAVEN OF HOPE HOSPITAL WILL HAVE 30 ACUTE BEDS FOR TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST PATIENTS WHO MAY REQUIRE INTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT DURING HOSPITALISATION, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU WAI-HING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS WONG SAID PLANS FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE HAVEN OF HOPE HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH THE HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION WHICH HAS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING PROCESS.
"THERE IS NO QUESTION OF THE STAFF OF THE HOSPITAL NOT BEING ADEQUATELY INFORMED OF THE PRECISE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, SHE SAID.
SHE TOLD THE LEGCO THAT $462 MILLION HAD BEEN EARMARKED FOR THIS PROJECT WHICH, ACCORDING TO PRESENT TIMETABLE, IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1996.
SHE EXPLAINED THAT IN MEDICAL SERVICES, THE TERM "ACUTE" CARRIES TWO MEANINGS, I.E. THE TIMING OF ONSET OF DISEASE, AND THE INTENSITY OF MEDICAL CARE REQUIRED.
MRS WONG SAID THE HOSPITAL WILL NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
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