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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1993
AND
HAS
HAVE
HE
FIRST, I ABOUT THE
IN
PEKING
LET ME JUST TOUCH ON TWO POINTS THAT THE HONOURABLE MEMBER MADE I KNOW WHAT A CONCERN FOR A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME TO THESE TALKS SHOWN AND WHAT A INTEREST IN THE TALKS HE HAS SHOWN, ATTEMPTED TODAY TO AVOID BREACHES OF CONFIDENTIALITY TALKS AND I GUESS THERE'S BEEN A LOT MORE CONFIDENTIALITY BREACHED THE COLUMNS OF ONE OR TWO NEWSPAPERS WHICH ARE QUITE CLOSE TO
I THINK THAT THERE HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG THAN I'VE MANAGED TODAY.
OFFICIALS MORE BREACHES OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN THE WORDS OF ONE OR TWO
I COULD HAVE MADE RATHER ON THE CHINESE SIDE THAN I HAVE SHOWN TODAY.
ONE ON
OR TWO ISSUES IF ARGUMENTS
I HAD BROKEN MORE POWERFUL CONFIDENTIALITY. SO LONG AS THE TALKS ARE CONTINUING AND SO LONG
THEN WE MUST TALKS,
ABIDE BY FOR THE
AS
MUCH IS HOPE
WE CONFIDENTIALITY AS POSSIBLE. IF THE TALKS WERE TO BREAK DOWN THEN
AS HONEST A WAY AS WOULD HAVE TO SET OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN POSSIBLE, BUT I THINK THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS WHY WE CAN'T DO WHILE THE TALKS ARE STILL CONTINUING.
THERE
THE
AS
THAT
OF AN HONOURABLE MEMBER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I WAS AFRAID AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT MIGHT INVOLVE CHANGING SOME OF MY '92 PROPOSALS. WELL WE'VE ACTUALLY SUGGESTED AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, WITH CRITICISM FROM A NUMBER OF HONOURABLE MEMBERS HERE, CONDITIONAL CHANGES IN THOSE
WOULD LIKE I '92 PROPOSALS.
NOT AFRAID OF AN AGREEMENT, I'M AGREEMENT. I WOULD LIKE AN AGREEMENT MORE THAN ANYTHING HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS TO REACH AN AGREEMENT. AGREEMENT, I DO NOT THINK THAT HISTORY WILL RECKON THAT AGREE IS BECAUSE OF LACK OF SINCERITY ON THE SIDE OF HONG KONG OR THE SIDE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.
AN
ELSE.
WE
IF THERE IS FAILURE
NO
TO
ON
THE PRESIDENT: IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDING ORDERS I NOW ADJOURN SITTING UNTIL WEDNESDAY 8TH DECEMBER, 1993.
THE
ANNUAL HOSPITAL AND CLINIC FEES ADJUSTMENT
* * * *
THE FEES
CHARGES AND
AT PUBLIC HOSPITALS
MANAGED
BY
THE
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND GOVERNMENT CLINICS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BE ADJUSTED WITH EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THIS ROUTINE EXERCISE TO REFLECT RISING COSTS.
WAS A
THE FEES FOR GOVERNMENT CLINICS AND FORMER GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS WERE LAST REVISED
SUBVENTED ON APRIL 1, 1992 AND THOSE FOR FORMER HOSPITALS ON JUNE 1, 1992.
AND
"THE SAME LEVEL OF HEAVY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY IS MAINTAINED,
WHO ARE IN FEE
OR WAIVER IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE PATIENTS REMISSION GENUINE HARDSHIP AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE NEW CHARGE FOR ATTENDANCE AT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE
FROM $21 TO $29; THAT ADJUSTED
OUT-PATIENT AT SPECIALIST CLINICS FROM $33 TO $36; AND THAT FOR A BED IN A PUBLIC WARD FROM TO $54.
THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE NEW FEES AND CHARGES ARE:
$43
/PERCENTAGE