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SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1980
SHA TIN HOSPITAL IN FINAL BUILDING STAGE
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WORK WILL START SHORTLY ON THE FINAL STAGE OF THE NEW SHA TIN TEACHING HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR SOME 2 000 MEDICAL STAFF.
TENDERS FOR THE WORK, WHICH INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL, STAFF QUARTERS AND A LECTURE THEATRE BUILDING, ARE BEING INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PWD SAID THAT THE QUARTERS, COMPRISING SIX BLOCKS OF BUILDING RANGING FROM THREE TO 21 STOREYS, WOULD HOUSE DOCTORS, NURSES, MEDICAL STUDENTS AND OTHER HOSPITAL STAFF.
THE NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL, WITH FULL MEDICAL TRAINING FACILITIES FOR SOME 400 STUDENTS, WOULD BE LOCATED ON THE LOWER FLOORS OF ONE OF THE RESIDENTIAL BLOCKS FOR NURSES.
WORK ON THE CONTRACT WILL BEGIN IN JUNE.
MEANWHILE, WORK ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE TEACHING HOSPITAL, COMPRISING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STOREY SPECIALIST CLINIC BLOCK, A MAIN WARD BLOCK, A SPECIAL WARD BLOCK AND A CLINICAL SCIENCE BLOCK, ALL OF 12 STOREYS, IS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY.
WHEN FULLY COMPLETED IN LATE 1982, THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL WILL HAVE 1 400 BEDS AND SERVE THE 700 000 PEOPLE IN THE EASTERN AREA OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE HOSPITAL WILL OFFER A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH GENERAL AND SPECIALIST SERVICES. INCLUDING OUT-PATIENT AND CASUALTY TREATMENT AND CARE OF PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER HOSPITALISATION.
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THE PROJECT IS PARTLY FINANCED BY THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN NT DEVELOPMENT ENCOURAGING
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES TODAY (SUNDAY) SAID HE LOOKED FORWARD TO CONTINUING PARTICIPATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TAI PO AND OTHER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MR AKERS-JONES SAID THIS WHEN OFFICIATING AT A CEREMONY MARKING THE OPENING OF THE HONG LOK YUEN MODEL HOUSES ON A 557 400 SQUARE METRES SITE IN TAI PO.
LOCATED AT THE FORMER HONG LOK YUEN ORCHARD, THE ESTATE WILL CONSIST OF ABOUT 900 DETACHED AND SEMI-DETACHED GARDEN HOUSES OF VARIOUS TYPES.
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