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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1979

GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON TUNG WAH

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REFERRING TO RECENT PRESS REPORTS ON PROPOSALS BY DOCTORS WORKING IN THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE OVER THE MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GROUP, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID THAT THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITALS WERE SET OUT IN A FORMAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE TUNG WAH GROUP WHICH WAS CONCLUDED IN 1971.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD AT PRESENT NO INTENTION OF INITIATING ANY CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS.

TENDERS FOR LAYING WATER MAIN *****

TENDERS WERE INVITED TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR LAYING ABOUT ONE KILOMETRE WATER MAIN IN WESTERN DISTRICT, HONG KONG ISLAND.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID THE MAIN WOULD BE LAID IN THE TELEGRAPH BAY AND POKFULAM AREAS.

•PART OF THE CONTRACT IS A DUPLICATION OF THE EXISTING 200 MM DISTRIBUTION MAIN NEAR CHI FU FA YUEN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+ IT AIMS TO CATER FOR THE INCREASED DEMAND GENERATED BY DEVELOPMENT IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.

WORK IS EXPECTED TO START AT THE END OF APRIL AND WILL TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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