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The most common cause for adjusting charges after checking is due to a defective water-meter.
Customers who receive water bills substantially out of line with past consumption are advised to check the condition of their inside services first. If there is no leakage, they may appeal by submitting a dispute of water charges claim to the Water Supplies Department (WSD) by post or in person at their consumer service counters, or more conveniently, over their telephone hotline number 2824 5000. WSD will look into the matter and take appropriate follow up actions. If considered necessary, or requested by the consumer, the Water Authority shall test the water-meter. The result of the test shall be binding on the Water Authority and the consumer under Waterworks Regulations 30(1).
Directorate posts in public hospitals
Following is a question by the Hon Michael Ho Mun-ka and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
At the sitting of this Council on 17th May. 1995, I requested the Government to provide a breakdown of the number of directorate posts at different levels in various public hospitals. However, the Secretary for Health and Welfare in her reply only mentioned the total number of consultant posts, without providing the information required. In view of this, will the Government provide this Council with the number of posts at the Senior Medical and Health Officer level and posts at D1 to D4 of the Directorate Pay Scale, as well as the number of hospital beds in each of the major public hospitals (including Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Queen Mary Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital, Kwai Chung Hospital, Castle Peak Hospital, Kwong Wah Hospital and Caritas Medical Centre) in each of the following years in accordance with the format shown below: