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Last military babies leave hospital
The following is issued on behalf of Joint Service Public Relations Staff:
The maternity unit at the British Military Hospital will close tomorrow (Friday) and the last three military babies, all girls, born there will leave with their mothers.
To mark the occasion, the last baby, the as- yet-unnamed daughter of Lance Corporal Tang Luen-fu of Hong Kong Military Service Corps and Mrs Tang Tam Fung-yee, will be presented with a silver spoon by the hospital.
The closure of the maternity unit was announced in October when it was also announced that the hospital would close completely in June next year.
Negotiations are underway with local hospitals for maternity care arrangements following the closure of the BMH unit but in the meantime, expectant mothers will be referred to either The Matilda Hospital or the Shatin Union to each of which an Army midwife has been appointed as Liaison Officer.
Attention News Editors:
You are invited to send representatives to meet the last three mothers and babies at the Maternity Unit of the hospital tomorrow (Friday). Media representatives should arrive at the hospital's Reception no later than 11.15 am.
Details of the three babies are as follows:
Honsalic Thapa, born on December 7 to Mrs Bishnumaya Thapa, wife of Sergeant Hombahadur Thapa, Queen's Gurkha Signals. Weight 3.35 kg at birth.