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Wednesday, January 9, 1974

PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL TO OPEN IN EARLY 1975

The general wing of the new Princess Margaret Hospital in Lai

Chi Kok will open in the early part of 1975.

Dr. the Hon. G.H. Choa, Director of Medical and Health Services,

said this today in the Legislative Council in reply to a question by the

Hon. Wilfred Wong.

The Director told the Council that work on this portion of the

whole hospital complex was progressing satisfactorily, and he anticipated

that it would be handed over to his department by the Public Works Department

during June this year.

He explained that the complex consisted of the general wing, the

combined staff quarters, and the psychiatric wing.

The last was in Category A of the public works programme, with the

completion date presently expected in 1977. The combined staff quarters

were under construction, with completion expected in November this year.

Dr. Choa did not expect that the general wing could be opened

until one month after the handing over of the combined staff quarters.

Intake of patients after that date was planned to be phased

over a period of three months, ending with the opening of the casualty section.

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