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Governor visits Tsuen Wan
The Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, was given a warm welcome by staff and residents when he visited the Yuen Yuen Institute Care and Attention Home for the Aged today (Thursday).
The visit was first on the itinerary of Mr Patten's tour of Tsuen Wan to keep himself abreast of the latest developments in the district.
He then proceeded to Yan Chai Hospital to officially open the newly furnished Paediatric floor and tour the Day Surgery Centre.
The centre, opened in February, was the Hospital Authority's first fully integrated Day Surgery Centre. It has a waiting room, an anaesthetic room, an operating theatre, a recovery room, day wards and a play area.
The Governor showed particular interest in the waiting room and recovery room which had been decorated and furnished to give it a comfortable domestic setting to help ease the fear and anxiety of patients waiting for and recovering from minor surgeries.
Afterwards, Mr Patten went on a walkabout in Tak Wah Park, a classical Chinese garden which featured a stoneboat, "pai lau", chess garden, cascade and fish ponds. While touring a popular shopping arcade nearby, the Governor was greeted by residents and shoppers.
Before concluding his visit, Mr Patten met with district board members and local personalities at a reception.
The Governor was accompanied by the Director of Home Affairs, Mr Joseph WP Wong, and the Tsuen Wan District Officer, Mr Thomas Chow.
End/Thursday, July 20, 1995