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SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1992
"SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL FARE OF $0.5 WILL BE
DEDUCTED FOR THESE
BUS SERVICES UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THESE MEASURES COUPLED WITH THE PHASE I MEASURES INTRODUCED TWO WEEKS AGO WILL ATTRACT SOME 7,000 COMMUTERS WHO MIGHT USE MTR IN THE MORNING PEAK HOURS," HE ADDED.
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ACADEMY OF MEDICINE BECOMES CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT IT IS NECESSARY FOR DOCTORS TO KEEP PACE WITH DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELDS SINCE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY ACQUIRED IN MEDICAL SCHOOL WERE RAPIDLY OVERTAKEN.
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OFFICIATING AT THE "WALK FOR THE ACADEMY
OF WALK FOR HEALTH" THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF MEDICINE AT TAI LAM COUNTRY PARK, SIR DAVID SAID THE ACADEMY WOULD HELP DOCTORS DO PRECISELY
THAT, BY PROVIDING LOCALLY-BASED POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES IN A RANGE OF MEDICAL SPECIALITIES.
SKILLS.
"DOCTORS WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND UPDATE THEIR
SPECIALISED
OUR
"THIS WILL ENHANCE THE ALREADY HIGH STANDARDS OF
MEDICAL SERVICES. IT WILL THUS BE OF DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, HE SAID.
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SIR DAVID BELIEVED THAT THE ACADEMY WOULD ALSO BECOME A CENTRE OF MEDICAL EXCELLENCE IN HONG KONG AND THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME, ALL MEDICAL SPECIALITIES WOULD BE BROUGHT TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF.
NOTING THAT HEALTH WAS NOT JUST A MATTER OF CURE AND CARE BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, SIR DAVID SAID ALL COULD HELP ΤΟ PREVENT ILLNESS BY LIVING HEALTHILY.
"AMONGST OTHER THINGS, THIS MEANS TAKING PLENTY OF EXERCISE AND FRESH AIR," HE ADDED.
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