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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1975

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TANG CHI NGONG SPECIALIST CLINIC TOPPED OFF

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SIR SHIU-KIN TANG, THE WELL-KNOWN PHILANTHROPIST, TODAY PRESIDED AT A TOPPING-OUT CEREMONY ON THE ROOF OF THE TANG CHI NGONG SPECIALIST CLINIC NEXT TO THE TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL IN WAN CHAI.

THE BUILDING, NAMED AFTER SIR SHIU-KIN'S FATHER, IS NEARING COMPLETION. THE $6 MILLION COST IS BEING MET IN PART BY A SUBSTANTIAL DONATION BY SIR SHIU-KIN, THE GOVERNMENT WILL MEET RECURRING COSTS.

SIR SHIU-KIN WAS ACCOMPANIED TO THE ROOF BY DR. GERALD CHOA. DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES. BOTH HAD TO WALK EIGHT FLOORS, AS DID A SMALL NUMBER OF GUESTS, INCLUDING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

THE CLINIC WILL EVENTUALLY REPLACE SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT FACILITIES NOW AVAILABLE IN THE VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC. BUT THE LATTER WILL CONTINUE TO ATTEND TO GENERAL OUT-PATIENTS.

THE TANG CHI NGONG SPECIALIST CLINIC IS BUILT ON A 12,000 SQ. FT. SITE. IT WILL PROVIDE SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT FACILITIES FOR MEDICINE, SURGERY, EYE, EAR-NOSE-AND-THROAT, AMONG OTHERS.

THERE ARE TO BE 21 CONSULTING ROOMS, TWO OPERATING THEATRES FOR MINOR SURGICAL AND OPHTHALMIC CASES, VISUAL ACUITY AND TEST ROOMS, TREATMENT ROOMS, DISPENSARIES, LABORATORIES, SPEECH THERAPY OFFICES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUITES.

EACH FLOOR HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ACCOMMODATE A PARTICULAR TYPE OF SPECIALIST SERVICE. THE OPENING DATE OF THE CLINIC HAS STILL NOT BEEN FIXED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF SIR SHIU-KIN TANG PERFORMING THE TOPPING-OUT CEREMONY WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION LATER TODAY,

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