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Dental service for civil servants
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Leong Che-hung, and a written reply by the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Michael Sze, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Regarding the non-emergency dental service provided to civil servants by the Government, will the Government inform this Council:
(a)
(b)
(c)
of the current average waiting time for a civil servant to receive non- emergency dental service;
of the total number of such dental consultations provided to civil servants in each of the last three years; and
how the non-emergency dental service has expanded in terms of the number of clinics, manpower and expenses in the last three years?
Answer:
Mr President,
The answers to the three questions are:
(a)
(b)
(c)
As at 31 March 1995, the average waiting time for a civil servant to receive Government non-emergency dental treatment was 8.1 months.
The total number of dental consultations provided to civil servants in 1992/93, 1993/94, and 1994/95 were 470,622, 471,629, and 492,634 respectively.
Three new dental clinics were opened and five existing dental clinics expanded their operations in the last three years. 28 additional posts were created. Expenditure on dental services for civil servants was increased by $21.2 million in 1992/93, by $25.3 million in 1993/94, and by an estimated $27.1 million in 1994/95.
End/Wednesday, July 5, 1995