MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1992
ADDITIONAL ROLE FOR BLD
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THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT WILL TAKE OVER THE ROLE PROVIDING LEGAL ADVICE AND CONVEYANCING SERVICE ON ALL GOVERNMENT LAND MATTERS FROM THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT WITH EFFECT FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE LEGAL ADVISORY AND CONVEYANCING SECTION OF THE RGD WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BLD WHERE A NEW LEGAL ADVISORY AND CONVEYANCING OFFICE WILL BE SET UP.
"IT WILL BECOME THE FOURTH MAIN OFFICE WITHIN BLD, ALONGSIDE THE LANDS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE, THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE AND THE SURVEY AND MAPPING OFFICE, HE SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TRANSFER OF THE SECTION FROM RGD TO BLD WILL GIVE THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, AND CONTROL OVER, ALL RESOURCES INVOLVED IN LAND ADMINISTRATION.
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HE SAID THE NEW OFFICE WOULD BE HEADED BY A PRINCIPAL SOLICITOR DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO THE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS AND STAFFED MAINLY BY TWO GRADES OF OFFICERS, NAMELY THE SOLICITOR GRADE AND THE NEWLY CREATED LAND CONVEYANCING OFFICER GRADE.
"THE NEW OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE ON ALL GOVERNMENT LAND MATTERS AND CONDUCT ALL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY CONVEYANCING," HE SAID.
OPENING OF TSING YI TOWN CLINIC
NEW
PLANNERS
THE TSING YI TOWN CLINIC, WITH ITS NEW BUILDING DESIGN AND OPERATIONAL STYLES, EPITOMISES THE DEVOTION OF HEALTH CARE TO THE CAUSE OF QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, MRS PATTEN SAID.
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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CLINIC THIS AFTERNOON, MRS PATTEN HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF A QUALITY MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDED AT THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS FAMILIES AND THE HEALTH SYSTEM.
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MRS PATTEN SAID: "NONE OF US, I AM SURE, WOULD LIKE OURSELVES OR OUR FAMILY MEMBERS TO UNDERGO COMPLICATED TREATMENT IN HOSPITAL IF A DISEASE CAN BE CURED AT THE EARLIEST STAGE AND BETTER STILL, IF DISEASE CAN BE PREVENTED.
"I BELIEVE IT IS ALSO BENEFICIAL FOR THE COMMUNITY то MINIMISE PRESSURE ON THE MORE EXPENSIVE AND TECHNOLOGICALLY MORE SPECIALISED MEDICAL SERVICES, SHE ADDED.
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MRS PATTEN THEN EXTENDED HER WARM SUPPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S AIM IN BUILDING UP BETTER QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
/MRS PATTEN
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