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SURDAY, APRIL 20, 1974

AS FAR AS ACCESS TO THE HOSPITAL FROM THE KWAI CHUNG ROAD GOES, WORK IS PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF NOVEMBER. THE APPROACH ROAD, LEADING FROM THE LAI CHI KOK AMUSEMENT PARK, WILL BE RE-SURFACED, AND ANOTHER APPROACH ROAD CONNECTED TO CHING CHEUNG ROAD IS NOW BEING PLANNED.

THE SPECIALIST AND FOLLOW-UP CLINIC OF THE HOSPITAL WILL BE LOCATED AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL ITSELF IN THE SOUTH KWAI CHUNG

THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL IN THE CASE OF POLYCLINIC STAGE 11. HOSPITALS SERVING A LARGE AREA. THE POLYCLINIC WILL NOT BE OPENED UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF 1975. BUT A SPECIALIST CLINIC IN CONSULTATION ROOMS IN THE ALREADY-OPENED STAGE I SOUTH KWAI CHUNG CLINIC IS PROPOSED AS A TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE.

THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE COMPLEX, THE 1.300-BED PSYCHIATRIC WING, IS NOW IN CATEGORY A OF THE PUBLIC WORKS

IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1977. PROGRAMME.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL COMPLEX, AS IT NOW LOOKS, ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION IN THE NEWS ROOM OF THE G.L.S., 6TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

NO SPECIAL RATE FOR OLD TYPE AEROGRAMMES

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THE POST OFFICE TODAY REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ONLY AEROGRAMMES OF THE APPROVED INTERNATIONAL STANDARD MAY NOW BE POSTED AT THE SPECIAL RATE OF 50 CENTS.

AS FROM THIS MONTH, OLD-TYPE AEROGRAMMES ARE LIABLE TO THE FULL AIRMAIL LETTER RATE, AND ANY SUCH AEROGRAMME WHICH DOES NOT BEAR THE FULL RATE WILL BE TREATED AS UNDERPAID.

A SPOKESMAN SAID THAT SOME AEROGRAMMES OF THE OBSOLETE TYPE

HE URGED THE PUBLIC IN THEIR OWN WERE STILL BEING POSTED. INTEREST TO USE ONLY THE NEW-TYPE AEROGRAMME.

STAMPED AEROGRAMMES OF THE APPROVED PATTERN MAY BE OBTAINED

THOSE WHO PREFER TO USE UNSTAMPED AT ANY POST OFFICE AEROGRAMMES SHOULD ENSURE THAT THE AEROGRAMMES BEAR ON THE REVERSE A LICENCE NUMBER WITH THREE FIGURES.

+COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED AEROGRAMMES WHICH BEAR ONLY A TWO- FIGURE LICENCE NUMBER ON THE REVERSE ARE NOU OBSOLETE, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

+APPROVAL TO MANUFACTURE THESE WAS WITHDRAWN IN 1971 AND MANUFACTURERS WERE ADVISED OF THE NEW REQUIREMENTS IN SEPTEMBER THAT YEAR.+

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