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HELP DEPARTMENT HAS SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS ARRANGE THE
PROGRAMMES, THE EDUCATION ISSUED A SET OF GUIDELINES ON CIVIC EDUCATION IN
ORGANISED IN- SCHOOLS WITH
MR SUEN POINTED OUT THAT THE DEPARTMENT ALSO SERVICE COURSES AND SEMINARS FOR TEACHERS AND PROVIDED TEACHING KIT AND PAMPHLETS ON TOPICS LIKE ELECTIONS, THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW.
CIVIC EDUCATION BODIES ESTABLISHED UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARDS AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HAD BEEN ACTIVE IN SUPPLEMENTING THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, MR SUEN ADDED.
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CITED EXAMPLES OF A SERIES OF PROMOTION ACTIVITIES, EXHIBITIONS, STALL GAMES, STUDENT WORKSHOPS AND CARNIVALS, ORGANISED BY THESE ORGANISATIONS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERRITORY'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT.
REVIEW OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES COMPLETED
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY COMPLETED A REVIEW OF THE ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN THIS YEAR FOLLOWING AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT IN THE PRINCE OF HOSPITAL.
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AS A RESULT, A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE SYSTEM WAS ANNOUNCED.
THESE INCLUDED REQUIRING PUBLIC HOSPITALS TO REVIEW AND DRAW UP GUIDELINES ON DRUG PRESCRIPTION SUPPLY, STORAGE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO ESTABLISH A STANDARD REPORTING MECHANISM/FORMAT TO COLLECT STATISTICS OF MEDICATION ERROR AND TO SET UP HOSPITAL DRUG COMMITTEES IN ALL HOSPITALS TO FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT DRUG ADMINISTRATION GUIDELINES AND TO MONITOR THE INCIDENCE OF MEDICATION ERROR.
THESE ALSO INCLUDED REQUIRING PUBLIC HOSPITAL TO REPLACE DRUG TROLLEYS WITH SEPARATE RECEPTACLES FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS; AND TO SET UP A CENTRAL PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES COMMITTEE TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN THE REVIEW.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU
IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID A BOARD OF INQUIRY HAD CONDUCTED A FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THE CASE AND CONCLUDED MEDICATION HAD BEEN WRONGLY BUT UNINTENTIONALLY ADMINISTERED TO BABIES BY A NURSE.
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