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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1993
PRESENT FEE ($)
NEW FEE
($)
PERCENTAGE
OF GOVERNMENT
SUBSIDY
(%)
IN-PATIENT (PER BED DAY)
PUBLIC WARD
43
54
97
PRIVATE WARD
1ST CLASS
2,055
2,590
NA
2ND CLASS
1,370
1,730
NA
PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC WARD
1ST CLASS
465
620
NA
2ND CLASS
310
415
NA
OUT-PATIENT (PER ATTENDANCE)
-
GENERAL OUT-PATIENT SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT
21
29
81
33
36
89
- DRESSING AND INJECTION
9
12
76
- GERIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL
34
44
96
-
- PSYCHIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL
34
44
91
COMMUNITY NURSING (PER VISIT)
GENERAL
34
PSYCHIATRIC
34
44
44
87
96
THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE WITH OPTIONS FOR REFORM CONTAINED IN "TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH".
EXERCISE WAS NOT
CONNECTED THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT
ENTITLED PERSONS
-
THOSE
"THE NEW RATES WILL APPLY ONLY ΤΟ WHO HOLD A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD OR A BRITISH PASSPORT.
"PATIENTS NOT HOLDING A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD OR A BRITISH PASSPORT WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE FULL COST OF THE MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN ADJUSTED, HE ADDED.
NORTH LANTAU WATERWORKS CONTRACT AWARDED
THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS APPROVED THE AWARD OF A FURTHER WATERWORKS CONTRACT UNDER THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP).
THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIX KILOMETRES OF LAND AND SUBMARINE WATERMAINS RUNNING FROM ΤΑΙ LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR IN NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES TO TA PANG PO IN NORTH LANTAU HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE LEIGHTON-LAMA JOINT VENTURE AT A PRICE OF $338 MILLION.
THE WORKS ARE PART OF THE NORTH LANTAU WATER SUPPLY PROJECT TO PROVIDE FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO THE TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT ON NORTH LANTAU AND THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.
CONSTRUCTION WILL START LATER THIS MONTH FOR OCTOBER 1995.
COMPLETION IN
TENDERS WERE
LEIGHTON-LAMA JOINT
RECEIVED FROM SIX PREQUALIFIED VENTURE SUBMITTED THE LOWEST'
TENDERERS AND TENDER OF $338
MILLION.
/THE AWARD