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Wednesday, April 11, 1973
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MAINTAINING MATERNITY SERVICES
Dr. G.H. Choa, Director of Medical and Health Services, announced this morning that because a number of midwives had stopped working on
call duties, some maternity clinics would be closed tonight, and staff
reposted to other clinics so as to maintain normal services.
Notices have been posted in all clinics giving details of the
nearest clinic available for maternity services.
On Hong Kong Island, all caternity clinics are closed with
Residents in need of
the exception of those at Shaukiwan and Aberdeen.
maternity services in all, Hong Kong Island areas will be admitted either to these two clinics or the Tang Shiu Kin and Tsan Yuk hospitals.
In Kowloon, all maternity clinics are closed with the exception of those all Li Kee (Kowloon City), Wang Tau Hom, Kwun Tong, Li Po Chun (Shamshuipo), and Cheung Sha Wan. All Kowloon cases will be admitted
either to these five clinics or the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
In the New Territories, Dr. Choa said normal services would be
maintained. On outlying islands, because of the presence of resident
doctors and nurses, normal services would also continue.
"Midwives from all maternity clinics which have been closed will
be posted to the alinics that are being kept open," Dr. Choa said.
"They
will do shift duty."
In a reference to developments last (Tuesday) night, Dr. Chou said reports coming to him from 26 maternity alinics throughout the Colony showed that
midwives had worked normally in five.
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