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Thursday, February 8, 1973

COMMISSIONING UNIT FOR NEW HOSPITAL

Three-Man Team To Be Set Up For Princess Margaret Hospital

A Commissioning Unit will soon be formed for the new Princess

Margaret Hospital in Lai Chi Kok.

Members of the Commissioning Unit are Dr. J.K. Craig, Medical

Administrator; Mr. R.E. Coles, Senior Hospital Secretary; and Miss E.

Gregory, Senior Nursing Officer Class I.

Mr. A.E. Starling, Chief Hospital Secretary, who has been involved

with the detailed planning of the project, will continue to work with the

Unit.

It is expected that the first stage of the Hospital, which consists

of a 1,300-bed general and infectious diseases hospital, and staff quarters

and other services, will be completed early in 1974.

At first, the Unit will be responsible for preparing the specifications

and the requisitioning of all the necessary hospital equipment and supplies,

finalising staff requirements, and working out general administrative

details involved in the operation of the hospital.

The Unit will work from the Headquarters of the Medical and Health

Department at the outset, and will move to the new hospital as soon as office

accommodation is available there.

After the building work is completed, it is expected that it will

take some six months to commission the hospital, and the target date for

opening will therefore be towards the end of 1974.

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