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He added that if the Government found existing powers were insufficient, it would ask LegCo to reinforce the "partnership for safety" with new legal measures.
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Government determined to meet health aspirations
The Government is determined to meet the community's aspirations for a modern, comprehensive health system, the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, said today (Wednesday).
In his annual Policy Address to the Legislative Council (LegCo), Mr Patten said the size of the health programmes was no longer the only benchmark because much more important was the ability to deliver health care to groups with special needs or who were particularly vulnerable.
"This goal is playing a major role in shaping our current programmes," he said.
For instance, Mr Patten said, the new Student Health Service introduced last month providing regular screening, physical examinations and health education to 450,000 primary school children would be extended to cover 443,000 secondary students next September.
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"We are expanding our capacity to meet the special needs of adolescents," he
"Next year, we will be setting up a pilot centre to provide medical and psychiatric care for adolescents.'
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Mr Patten said the Government would keep up the momentum to improve the standard of medical care and the quality of life for the mentally ill.
It would be coming to LegCo with a request for some $850 million to replace obsolete and inadequate facilities with modern and more spacious accommodation for 750 beds at Castle Peak Hospital.