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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1992
FROM 1978 TO 80 HE COMMANDED A CHIEFTAIN
SQUADRON WITH 4TH ROYAL TANK REGIMENT IN MUNSTER, GERMANY, FOLLOWING WHICH CAME A STAFF APPOINTMENT WITH THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE IN LONDON.
IN MAY 1982 HE BECAME A MEMBER OF THE DIRECTING STAFF OF THE STAFF COLLEGE, CANBERLEY WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL ASSUMING COMMAND OF
ROYAL THE 2ND
TANK REGIMENT IN FALLINGBOSTEL, NORTH GERMANY IN DECEMBER 1984.
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OF DEFENCE MUNSTER AS
BRIGADIER HAMMERBECK ATTENDED THE ROYAL COLLEGE STUDIES COURSE IN 1989, AND APRIL 1990 FOUND HIM BACK COMMANDER 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE.
HE COMMANDED THE BRIGADE DURING THE GULF WAR AND WAS MADE A COMPANION OF THE BATH (CB) FOR HIS SERVICES DURING THE CONFLICT.
BRIGADIER HAMMERBECK AND HIS WIFE, ALISON, HAVE A 15-YEAR-OLD SON AND TWO DAUGHTERS AGED 14 AND SEVEN.
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SHW COMMENTS ON HOSPITAL AUTHORITY'S DECISION * * * * * *
IN COMMENTING ON THE DECISION OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO ENGAGE THE REMAINING INTERNS FOR THE NEXT NINE MONTHS ON TEMPORARY CONTRACT, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID: "THIS IS AT LEAST A FLEXIBLE ARRANGEMENT THE INTERIM TO MEET SERVICE NEEDS.'
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HAVING REGARD TO THE OBJECTIVES BEHIND SETTING UP THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, THE AUTONOMY ENJOYED BY THE AUTHORITY UNDER THE LAW AND THE FLEXIBILITY WITH WHICH THE AUTHORITY CAN DEPLOY ITS FUNDS, SHE URGED THAT THERE SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE A DEGREE
OF MORAL OBLIGATION TOWARDS THE MEDICAL INTERNS.
CONTRIBUTION NOT ONLY
IN THIS CONTEXT, SHE LOOKED FORWARD TO FROM THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, BUT ALSO FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND OTHERS CONCERNED, TO A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF THE SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR MANPOWER OVERALL, THAT IS, THE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING DOCTORS.
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