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MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1974.

NEW SPECIALIST CLINIC FOR WANCHAI

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WORK IS NOW IN PROGRESS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TANG CHI NGONG SPECIALIST CLINIC -- A MODERN EIGHT-STOREY BUILDING IN WANCHAI NEXT TO THE TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL.

IT IS ENVISAGED THAT ON COMPLETION IN MID-1975, THE NEW SPECIALIST CLINIC WILL REPLACE THE SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT FACILITIES NOW AVAILABLE IN THE VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC IN WANCHAI. THE PRESENT VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC WILL, HOWEVER, CONTINUE TO PROVIDE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINIC FACILITIES.

BUILT ON A 12,000-SQUARE-FOOT SITE AT QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, THE TANG CHI NGONG SPECIALIST CLINIC WILL HAVE SPECIALIST OUT- PATIENT FACILITIES FOR MEDICINE, SURGERY, PAEDIATRICS, EYE, EAR- NOSE-AND-THROAT AS WELL AS SOCIAL HYGIENE.

THERE WILL BE 21 CONSULTING ROOMS AS AGAINST NINE IN THE VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC. OTHER FACILITIES, INCLUDE TWO OPERATING THEATRES FOR MINOR SURGICAL AND OPHTHALMIC CASES, VISUAL ACUITY AND TEST ROOMS, TREATMENT ROOMS, DISPENSARIES, LABORATORIES, SPEECH THERAPY OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. A CAR PARK, WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED.

'EACH FLOOR OF THE CLINIC IS BEING DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ACCOMMODATE A PARTICULAR TYPE OF SPECIALIST SERVICE, SUCH AS . EYE, EAR-NOSE-AND-THROAT DISEASES AND SO ON.

THE NEW CLINIC IS EXPECTED TO PLAY A USEFUL ROLE IN THE PRO- VISION OF SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT FACILITIES PARTICULARLY FOR RESIDENTS ON THE EASTERN HALF OF HONG KONG ISLAND.

SIR SHIU-KIN TANG HAS MADE A DONATION OF NEARLY $1.5 MILLION TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND IT IS AFTER HIS FATHER, THE LATE TANG CHI NGONG, THAT THE CLINIC IS BEING NAMED. THE GOVERNMENT WILL MEET THE REMAINDER OF THE EXPENSES AND THE RECURRENT COSTS.

THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE REGION OF $6.3 MILLION.

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