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551. Early in January the New Territories Medical Benevolent Society and the St. John Ambulance Brigade came to an agreement regarding their work in the New Territories and amalgamated to form the "St. John Ambulance New Territories Medical Benevolent Branch".
552. During the year the Centres at Taipo and Un Long were closed and new centres opened at Saikung, Ha Tsun, Tin Kok and Ta Ku Ling.
553. A small maternity hospital was opened at Sha Tau Kok.
554. A plot of land was acquired at Cheung Chau for the erection of a forty-bed modern general hospital. Building operations commenced towards the end of the year.
The scope of Activities of the Government Medical Department and the St. John Ambulance New Territories Medical Benevolent Branch defined.
555. The great concern shown during the last two years by the voluntary medical associations for the health of the inhabitants of the New Territories, which up to this time had not been considered an unhealthy area, and the enthusiasm exhibited for establishing centres for the treatment of the sick and for the delivery of the parturient made it necessary to arrive at some sort of agreement if wasteful overlapping of Government effort and of private effort were to be avoided.
556. Article 8 of the Agreement amalgamating the New Territories Medical Benevolent Society with the St. John Ambulance Brigade to form the St. John Ambulance New Territories Medical Benevolent Branch states-
"It is one of the objects of the New Territories Branch to cooperate with the Government of Hong Kong in the social welfare work in the New Territories of the Colony, the intention being to alleviate the sufferings of the inhabitants."
557. At a Conference at Government House on 17.1.33 to establish a workable arrangement whereby medical work in the New Territories could be carried out by the Government Medical Department and the St. John Ambulance Branch without overlapping, it was agreed-
(a) That within the limits of its resources, it was the duty of Government to take such action as was necessary to meet the reasonable medical requirements of the people.
(b) That there should be full cooperation between the Government Medical Department and the St. John Ambulance Branch.
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551. Early in January the New Territories Medical Benevolent Society and the St. John Ambulance Brigade came to an agreement regarding their work in the New Territories and amalgamated to form the "St. John Ambulance New Territories Medical Benevolent Branch".
552. During the year the Centres at Taipo and Un Long were closed and new centres opened at Saikung, Ha Tsun, Tin Kok and Ta Ku Ling.
553. A small maternity hospital was opened at Sha Tau Kok.
554. A plot of land was acquired at Cheung Chau for the erection of a forty bed modern general hospital. Building operations commenced towards the end of the year.
The scope of Activities of the Government Medical Department and the St. John Ambulance New Territories Medical
Benevolent Branch defined.
555. The great concern shown during the last two years by the voluntary medical associations for the health of the inhabitants of the New Territories, which up to this time had not been considered an unhealthy area, and the enthusiasm exhibited for establishing centres for the treatment of the sick and for the delivery of the parturient made it necessary to arrive at some sort of agreement if wasteful overlapping of Government effort and of private effort were to be avoided.
556. Article 8 of the Agreement amalgamating the New Territories Medical Benevolent Society
Benevolent Society with the St. John Ambulance Brigade to form the St. John Ambulance New Territories Medical Benevolent Branch states-
"It is one of the objects of the New Territories Branch to cooperate with the Government of Hong Kong in the social welfare work in the New Territories of the Colony the intention being to alleviate the sufferings of the inhabitants.'
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557. At a Conference at Government House on 17.1.33 to establish a workable arrangement whereby medical work in the New Territories could be carried out by the Government Medical Department and the St. John Ambulance Branch without overlapping it was agreed-
(a) That within the limits of its resources it was the duty of Government to take such action as was necessary to meet the reasonable medical requirements of the people
(b) That there should be full cooperation between the Government Medical Department and the St. John Ambulance Branch.
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