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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1977

MORE HOLIDAY CAMPS AND GAZETTED BEACHES FOR THE N. T.

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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO PROVIDE THREE MORE HOLIDAY CAMPS AND GAZETTE ANOTHER 12 PUBLIC BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITHIN FIVE YEARS.

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY UNOFFICIAL THE HON. HILTON CHEONG- LEEN, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY THE HOLIDAY CAMPS WERE PLANNED FOR TSO KUNG TAM, TSUEN WAN, PAK TAM CHUNG, SAI KUNG ALONG WITH FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AT TAI MEI TUK, TAI PO.

+THIS IS NOT, BY ANY MEANS, ENOUGH AND THE QUESTION OF PROVIDING MORE BOTH BY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EFFORT IS BEING ACTIVELY PURSUED, HE SAID.

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MR. AKERS-JONES SAID THE NUMBER OF GAZETTED BEACHES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WOULD BE INCREASED FROM 25 TO 28 THIS YEAR WHILE ANOTHER NINE WOULD BE GAZETTED OVER THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR YEARS.

CONTROL OF PRIVATE MEDICAL AND CLINICAL

LABORATORIES UNDER STUDY

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THE GOVERNMENT IS ACTIVELY CONSIDER ING TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE FOR CONTROL OF PRIVATELY-OPERATED MEDICAL AND CLINICAL LABORATOR IES AS WELL AS FOR THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFICATIONS OF STAFF EMPLOYED IN THEM.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR. THE HON. K.L. THONG AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WHEN HE WAS REPLYING TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE HON. MISS KO SIU-WAK.

DR. THONG ADDED THAT THE NEW LEGISLATION SHOULD HOPEFULLY BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL EARLY NEXT YEAR.

HE SAID AT PRESENT, THERE WAS NO LEGISLATION GOVERNING THE CONTROL OF PRIVATELY OPERATED LABORATORIES, NOR WAS THERE ANY LEGISLATION LAYING DOWN THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR STAFF EMPLOYED IN THEM.

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