Saturday, February 17, 1973
GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER FANLING HOSPITAL
From Lutheran World Federation On April 1
On April 1, the Government will take over the 54-bed Fanling
Hospital at present administered by the Lutheran World Federation.
The Hospital was opened in 1960 by the Federation, and built
with funds provided by the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club and from the United
States of America.
Commenting on the move, the Director of the Federation in Hong
Kong, the Reverend Karl Stumpf said today: "The Fanling Hospital came
into being in the New Territories 12 years ago when there was a shortage of
medical facilities in that area.
Those were difficult years for Hong Kong, and the Federation was
happy to contribute to the general welfare.
"Now that these difficulties are happily over, and the original
aims have been fulfilled, we feel the time has come for the Government to
assume the Federation's responsibility in this area of service, bearing in
mind the need for continuing development which, financially, the Federation
believes Hong Kong can now carry out on its own.
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Commenting on the take-over, Dr. G.H. Choa, Director of Medical and
Health Services, said: "It is proposed to develop the Fanling Hospital on
the same lines as the Pok Oi Hospital.
Shui.
"We will make use of it as a district hospital for Fanling and Sheung
We will also increase its staff so as to maintain a 24-hour duty roster,
and we plan to hold specialist clinics besides the general out-patient clinics."
The Hospital at present deals with about 100 out-patients a day.
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