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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1992
"SITE VISITS FOR OUR ENGINEERS ARE ESSENTIAL AS ABLE TO SEE HOW THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION IS CARRIED OUT, MAY ARISE, AND BE SOLVED, MR KWONG SAID.
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"SUCH EXPERIENCE WILL ALSO BE IMPORTANT IN FUTURE
WORK ON THE LFC," HE ADDED.
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THE TIGHT SCHEDULE IN BUILDING THE LFC MEANS THAT ENGINEERS THE LFC MANAGEMENT OFFICE HAVE ΤΟ WORK HARD. JUST LIKE THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME PROJECTS.
"NEVERTHELESS, IT IS AN EXPERIENCE THAT HONG KONG PEOPLE CAN BE PROUD OF. EVEN THE UNITED STATES HAS NOT BUILT ANY SUSPENSION BRIDGE OF A COMPARABLE SCALE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, WHILE OUR ENGINEERS HERE ARE BUILDING ONE OF THE MAJOR LANDMARKS NOT ONLY IN HONG KONG BUT PROBABLY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AS WELL, MR KWONG SAID.
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PROCEDURE FOR WAIVER OF MEDICAL
CHARGES FOR NEEDY SIMPLIFIED
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A SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE FOR WAIVER OF MEDICAL CHARGES WILL COME INTO OPERATION FROM THIS WEDNESDAY (DECEMBER 30) FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PA) RECIPIENTS, A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).
"THE PRACTICE WILL ENABLE A PA RECIPIENT TO APPLY OF MEDICAL CHARGES AT A GOVERNMENT CLINIC OR A HOSPITAL OR CLINIC UNDER THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
FOR
WAIVER SPECIALIST
IN DOING SO, THE CLIENT SHOULD ONLY NEED TO PRODUCE A VALID PA CASH ORDER BOOK FOR SINGLE PERSON CASES, OR A CERTIFICATE OF PA RECIPIENTS (FOR MEDICAL WAIVERS) FOR CASES WITH MORE THAN ONE ELIGIBLE MEMBERS, HE ADDED.
CURRENTLY, A PA RECIPIENT HAS TO APPROACH A SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT OR A MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER FOR A FEE-WAIVER CERTIFICATE EACH TIME BEFORE HE SEEKS MEDICAL TREATMENT.
"AS THIS PRACTICE GIVES RISE TO INCONVENIENCE TO OUR CLIENTS, THE SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE IS THEREFORE TO BE INTRODUCED, HE ADDED.
THE MOVE WILL FACILITATE 100,000 PEOPLE ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
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