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Public funded dental services
The following is a speech by Dr the Hon Leong Che-hung and a reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
With regard to dental services financed by public funds, will the Administration provide this Council with the annual breakdwon in respect of the following areas in the past five years :
(a)
(b)
overall expenditure;
expenditure on direct services;
(c) expenditure on staff training;
00000
(d)
expenditure on public education; and
(e)
the staff establishment and strength by major ranks for providing such services.
Reply:
The annual breakdown of dental services financed by public funds in the
four years is as follows:
past
Approve d
Estimate
1992-93
$M
1993-94 $M
1994-95 $M
s
(Note 1)
1995-96 SM
(a) overall expenditure
258.2
298.9
334.6
361.8