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Wednesday, June 13, 1973

Two Public Works Department architects, Mr. Edwin Wong and

Mr. John Hirst, were presented the Royal Institute of British Architects' Bronze Medal Award for 1963 for their design of the hospital.

The medal is presented for a building of exceptional merit.

The complex occupies a 30-acre site on a small hill in the

centre of Kowloon peninsula. It cost $49,140,000 to build, and $14,500,000 to furnish and equip, including a donation of $6,000,000 from the Royal

Hong Kong Jockey Club for the Radiological Institute. The hospital admitted its first patient in Desember, 1963.

Note to Editors:

You are invited to attend an "open day" at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Friday, June 15, at 2.15 p.. The timing of the tour coincides with the visiting hour, and this will give the press an idea of the pressure generated by the arrival and departure of hundreds of visitors. The press, including radio and TV, will assemble at that time in the hall within the main entrance to the hospital, where they will be met by the Medical Superintendent the Chief Hospital Secretary, and the Senior Hospital Secretary. A tour of the casualty section, wards, and certain departments will follow. Pictures will be possible, provided close-ups are avoided out of deference to the privacy of patients. The "open day" will end with tea and questions in the staff canteen.

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