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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1979
DR. LAM SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE RAPID GROWTH OF POPULATION IN EAST KOWLOON WHICH COMPRISES HUNG HOM, KOWLOON TONG, KOWLOON CITY, JORDAN VALLEY, NGAU TÀU KOK, SAU MÁU PING, KHUN TÔNG, LÀM TIN, YAU TONG AND LEI YUE MUN, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS TAKING ACTIVE STEPS TO COPE WITH THE RISING DEMAND FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH FACILITIES.
DR. LAM REVEALED THAT PLANS WERE IN THE PIPELINE TO DOUBLE THE PRESENT BED CAPACITY OF THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL, THE DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN EAST KOWLOON.
A SITE IN JORDAN VALLEY HAS ALSO BEEN EARMARKED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EAST KOWLOON HOSPITAL WITH A CAPACITY OF 1 400 BEDS, WHICH, HOPEFULLY, WOULD BE READY BY 1985/86, HE ADDED.
IN ADDITION TO THE THREE EXISTING CLINICS, KWUN TONG JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC, KOWLOON EAST POLYCLINIC STAGE I AND YAU TONG MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRE, FOUR MORE CLINICS INCLUDING THE YUNG FUNG SHEE MEMORIAL CENTRE WILL BE BUILT IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THE OTHER THREE ARE KOWLOON EAST POLYCLINIC STAGE II, NGAU TAU KOK AND LAM TIN/LEI YUE MUN CLINICS.
KOWLOON-GUANGZHOU NEW TRAIN FARE FROM NOVEMBER
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A NEW FARE FOR A THROUGH-TRAIN JOURNEY BETWEEN KOWLOON AND GUANGZHOU WILL COME INTO EFFECT FROM NOVEMBER 1, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
FROM THAT DATE, THE FARE FROM KOWLOON TO GUANGZHOU WILL BE INCREASED FROM $50 TO $54.40.
+THE INCREASE IS SOLELY TO REFLECT THE DECLINE IN THE EXCHANGE RATE BETWEEN THE HONG KONG DOLLAR AND THE RMB, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED. AND IT IS IN CONFORMITY OF THE CLAUSE IN THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AUTHORITIES THAT WHEN THE EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATES FOR MORE THAN FIVE PER CENT, THE CONVERSION RATE WOULD BE RE-EXAMINED.+
ON THE SAME DATE THE FARE PAID IN RMB FOR THE JOURNEY FROM GUANGZHOU TO KOWLOON WILL BE REDUCED FROM RMB16.60 TO RMB16.40.
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