(C)
22
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1994
A BREAKDOWN OF THE POSTS HELD BY THE RE-EMPLOYED CIVIL SERVANTS IS AS FOLLOWS
POST
NUMBER
ASSISTANT MISTRESS
PRINCIPAL I
MEDICAL AND HEALTH OFFICER
ASSISTANT SUPPLIES OFFICER
MOTOR VEHICLE EXAMINER II
5
2
2 1
THE SEVEN OFFICERS IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WERE RE- EMPLOYED ON ATTAINING AGE 55 UP TO THE END OF THE 1993/94 SCHOOL YEAR FOR CONTINUITY REASONS. THE REMAINING OFFICERS WERE RE-EMPLOYED BECAUSE OF SERVICE NEED.
ENROLMENT AND WASTAGE FIGURES IN NURSING SCHOOLS
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SIU-TONG AND A
FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY DR THE HON TANG WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS KATHERINE FOK, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION: WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL:
A)
B)
WHAT ARE THE ENROLMENT AND WASTAGE FIGURES IN NURSING SCHOOLS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BETWEEN MAY AND AUGUST OF THIS YEAR; AND, COMPARING THIS YEAR'S WASTAGE FIGURE WITH THAT OF THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, WHICH YEAR HAS THE HIGHER WASTAGE;
REGARDING THE WASTAGE OF STUDENT NURSES, WHAT ARE THE EXPLANATIONS GIVEN BY THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND WHAT MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION;
C) WHETHER THE WASTAGE OF STUDENT NURSES WILL RESULT IN A WORSENING OF THE SHORTAGE OF NURSING STAFF IN HOSPITALS?
REPLY:
THE ENROLMENT AND WASTAGE FIGURES IN NURSING SCHOOLS UNDER MANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BETWEEN MAY AND AUGUST COMPARED WITH THOSE OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR ARE SUMMARISED BELOW :
YEAR
ENROLMENT
WASTAGE (%)
NET INTAKE
1993 1994
319
142 (44.5%)
400
190 (47.5%)
177 210
/THE REASONS
THE
1994