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The manpower indicators are not meant to be prescriptive staffing ratios. Individual hospitals are already making use of these indicators to adjust their respective manpower planning and deployment strategies. The Hospital Authority Head Office has also established an expert team to assist hospital managers in reviewing and addressing their staffing situation. This exercise is expected to complete by May 1995 so that new initiatives could be incorporated into the annual business planning process.
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Apart from the development and implementation of manpower indicators, the Hospital Authority will continue with its intensified efforts to improve the recruitment and retention of nursing staff at all levels. Measures have been introduced to provide a better working environment for nurses, to enhance their training and education, to streamline work processes, to reduce the frequency of night shifts, and to employ additional supporting staff to undertake non-professional duties.
End/Wednesday, March 8, 1995
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Proposals on public broadcasting service being considered
Following is a question by the Hon Eric Li Ka-cheung and a written reply by the Secretary for Recreation and Culture, Mr James So, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
It was originally scheduled that Cable Television would start providing, free of charge, three channels for the Government to broadcast programmes on January 1, 1995. However, the three government channels will not be available for use until 1996 because of technical problems. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
what measures are in place to ensure that the three government channels will be made available on time;
(b)
of any specific plans to use these channels; and
(c)
whether one or more of these channels will be open to the public as a public service channel, so as to encourage its use by educational bodies, community organisations, students and young people; if not, why not?