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(d)
We do put forward suggestions to the Chinese authorities from time to time regarding the criteria for the issue of one-way permits. For example, it was upon our suggestion that specific sub-quota for eligible children and sub-quota for persons separated from their spouses in Hong Kong for ten years or more were adopted.
We operate our immigration control over entry of one-way permit holders through the arrangements as set out in (a) above. If the Immigration Department has reason to doubt the authenticity of any one- way permit, or believes that the one-way permit was improperly obtained, it will request the Chinese authorities to examine the case.
New management costing system for Hospital Authority
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Huang Chen-ya and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Is the Government aware of the ten illnesses which consumed the most of the Hospital Authority's resources, as well as the number of patients and the amount of financial resources consumed in respect of each of the illnesses concerned, in each of the past three years?
Reply:
While the current clinical and management information database of the Hospital Authority can provide statistics on number of discharges or morbidity statistics by disease groups, costing data on individual treatment episodes is required in order to obtain information on resource consumption. This is not yet available.
The Hospital Authority is developing a new management costing system based on disease related groups and clinical specialties to capture and collate the relevant data. Progress on this front will have to keep pace with formulation of clinical protocols to ensure uniformity of standard practices.
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