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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1977

SOUTH KWAI CHUNG POLYCLINIC SERVICES AUGMENTED

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THE SECOND PHASE OF THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SOUTH KWAI CHUNG POLYCLINIC HAS BEEN COMPLETED, PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION AND FACILITIES FOR A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SPECIALIST SERVICES.

THE $6.8 MILLION MEDICAL COMPLEX IS AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING SOUTH KWAI CHUNG JOCKEY CLUB POLYCLINIC WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDING GENERAL OUT-PATIENT, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CHEST AND X-RAY SERVICES.

THE EXTENSION WILL ADD SUBSTANTIALLY TO THESE BY PROVIDING SPECIALIST SERVICES IN MEDICINE, SURGERY, PAEDIATRICS, ORTHOPAEDY, SOCIAL HYGIENE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY. THESE SPECIALIST UNITS WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL FROM AUGUST 22.

IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR A REHABILITATION CENTRE, A DAY TREATMENT CENTRE FOR PSYCHIATRIC CASES, AN OPHTHALMIC CLINIC AND AN EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC. THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE OPENED TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR.

THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF TWO WINGS, RISING TO SIX AND SEVEN STOREYS RESPECTIVELY. THE FIRST FLOOR WILL BE DEVOTED TO A PAEDIATRIC OUT-PATIENT CLINIC AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICES, MEDICAL OUT- PATIENT AND ORTHOPAEDIC CLINICS ARE LOCATED ON THE SECOND FLOOR, AND SURGICAL AND SOCIAL HYGIENE CLINICS ON THE THIRD.

THE FOURTH FLOOR HOUSES THE OBSTETRIC AND GYNAECOLOGY CLINICS, THE EYE CLINIC AS WELL AS THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINICS.

THE REHABILITATION CENTRE WILL BE ON THE GROUND FLOOR, WITH FACILITIES FOR PHYSIOTHERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, ORTHOPAEDIC AND PROSTHETIC APPLIANCES AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK.

THE REMAINING FLOORS WILL HOUSE A PSYCHIATRIC OUT-PATIENT AND DAY TREATMENT CENTRE.

THE POLYCLINIC, PROVIDING SUPPORTING SERVICES TO THE PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL, WHICH IS THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR THE WEST NEW TERRITORIES, WILL FURTHER IMPROVE MEDICAL AND HEALTH FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DENSELY POPULATED AREAS OF TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG.

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