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in the self-appointed tasks of expanding our economy and of expanding our

social services."

Symbol Of Hong Kong

"This hospital, nevertheless, is a symbol of what the people of

Hong Kong have done and are doing, with imagination and resolution, despite

the difficulties they encounter from day to day.

"This hospital will give much needed relief, but this will be only

temporary unless succeeding hospital projects follow on. We have gained

valuable experience in the planning and building of the Queen Elizabeth

Hospital; this will help in future hospital development,

"We now have in Hong Kong a corpus of expertise which should be ef

great value in the future.

"You are already aware of the programme of hospital building to

which we are committed. The main emphasis lies in Kowloon and the New

Territories for some time to come, and with this in mind, we have already

begun 'detailed planning for a large Government general hospital of 800 beds

which we shall place between Lai Chi Kok and the new town of Kwai Chung.

"We are fortunate in the splendid work which a number of voluntary

agencies are doing in the planning of additional general hospital beds,

and, of course, not far from here the new Kwong Wah Hospital should be

completed next year, To the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and to those other

private voluntary agencies we are grateful and we welcome the substantial

contribution which they are making."

Last Public Appearance

"Before proceeding to the final part of this ceremony, I wish to

draw your attention to the fact that this is one of the last public

appearances of Dr. David MacKenzie, who has been Director of Medical and

Health Services in Hong Kong since the beginning of 1958. His period es

Director coincides almost completely with my own period as Governor here

he arrived about a week before me.

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