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VIJAY, JULI 17, 1974

ON THE SUPPLY OF DOCTORS, DR. CHOA SAID WITH THE

GOVERNMENT'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ADVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY AND POLY TECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE THAT A NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL BE SITED AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, IT FOLLOWED THAT THE NEW HOSPITAL AT SHA TIN DE DESIGNED AS A TEACHING HOSPITAL FRON THE OUTSET, AND THE TIMING OF THE DEVELOPIENT OF THAT HOSPITAL AND THE NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL BE +CLOSELYˆ CO-ORDINATED.+

WITH REGARD TO NURSES, THE THIRD GENERAL NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL WOULD BE LOCATED AT THE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL, SUPPLEMENTING EXISTING SCHOOLS AT THE QUEEN MARY AND QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITALS.

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THE THIRD SCHOOL WOULD BE PLANNED FOR A CAPACITY OF 300 STUDENT NURSES A YEAR, BUT THE INITIAL INTAKE WOULD BE LINITED TO 210 A YEAR.

DR. CHOA ALSO MADE THESE POINTS :

* THE WHITE PAPER ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATION THAT A SCHOOL FOR THE TRAINING OF DENTAL NURSES LE ESTABLISHED +AS A FIRST STEP TOWARDS GIVING DENTAL T..EATMENT TO SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND A SITE HAD ALREADY BEEN EAR-MARKED IN THE MORRISON HILL AREA,+

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SINCE PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT OF THE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, A NEW DIVISION HAD BEEN CLEATED IN THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO DEAL WITH THE TREATMENT OF, AND RESEARCH INTO, DRUG ADDICTION IN HONG KONG.

INTEGRATION OF FAMILY PLANNING INTO THE GOVERNMENT'S MATERIAL, ND CHILD HEALTH SER ICE AS PROCRESSING SATISFACTORILY, AND PRIORITY OUL. BE GIVEN TO +CONSOLIDATING AND DEVELOPING THESE SERVICES IN CONJUCTIONS WITH THE WHITE PAPER'S PROGRAMME FOR NEW CLINICS.+

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THE MEDICAL REHABILITATION OF THE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED WOULD BE INCLUDED IN A CO-ORDINATED PLAN.

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO BE IN A POSITION TO UNDERTAKE A COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE OWING TO OTHER HORE PRESSING NEEDS FOR NURSES, BUT THE MATTER WOULD BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW.

A HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT WOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT AROUSE AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC AWAFFNESS, OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND HEALTH HAZARDS.

AFTER DR. CHOA'S SPEECH, DEBATE ON THE MOTION WAS ADJOURNED.

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