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SHE BELIEVED THE SETTING UP OF THE PROVIDED "A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR BETTER GREATER RESPONSIVENESS TO PATIENT NEEDS.'
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HOSPITAL SERVICE
AUTHORITY HAD INTEGRATION
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THROUGH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S WORK, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENTS ARE ALSO POISED TO SHARPEN FOCUS ON THE NEED TO STRIKE BALANCE BETWEEN PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE SERVICES.
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MRS WONG ALSO TOLD THE CONFERENCE THAT A CONSULTATION
WAYS SOON BE PUBLISHED TO SERK PUBLIC COMMENTS ON POSSIBLE RESTRUCTURE THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
WOULD
AND SAID.
"ALL IN ALL, THIS IS AN ERA OF NEW INITIATIVES FOR THE MEDICAL HEAL SECTOR AS A WHOLE, AND FOR OUR NURSES IN PARTICULAR, SHE
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WORK STARTS ON CHEUNG CHING TUNNEL
WORK ON THE ROUTE 3 SECTION OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP) HAS ADVANCED TO A FURTHER STAGE FOLLOWING THE FIRST BLAST FOR THE CHEUNG CHING TUNNEL ON TSING YI ISLAND TODAY (SATURDAY).
THE ROUTE 3 PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A NEW HIGH CAPACITY ROUTE LINKING NORTH LANTAU AND THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK TO WEST KOWLOON.
HIGHWAY WILL RUN
THE TSING YI SECTION OF THE DUAL THREE-LANE FROM THE TSING MA BRIDGE TO RAMBLER CHANNEL, ABOUT HALF OF IT THROUGH THE CHEUNG CHING TUNNEL IN THE CENTRE OF THE ISLAND.
THE 1.6 KILOMETRE TUNNEL WILL BE EXCAVATED USING THE DRILL AND BLAST METHOD.
THE WORK IS BEING CARRIED OUT RY DRAGAGES ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS WHICH IS HIGHLY EXPERIENCED IN BLASTING AND TUNNELLING WORK AND HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERAL OF HONG KONG'S ROAD TUNNELS AND SECTIONS OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY (MTR).
THE TUNNEL WELL RUN UNDER THE HILL ON WHICH CHEUNG CHING ESTATE STANDS AND TODAY'S BLASTING OPERATION WAS WATCHED BY RESIDENTS OF THE ESTATE AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE.
THEY WERE GIVEN A BRIEFING BY ENGINEERS ON THE WORK INVOLVED AND THE MEASURES BEING TAKEN TO MINIMISE ANY DISTURBANCE ΤΟ RESIDENTS. AFTER THE BLAST, THEY WERE INVITED TO INSPECT THE RESULT AT ONE OF THE VIBRATION MONITORING STATIONS AROUND THE SITE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE (NAPCO) SAID THE OPERATION WENT SMOOTHLY AND THE VIBRATION WAS MINIMAL.
/"CAREFUL PLANNING