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THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1980

TUEN MUN RESIDENTS WILL HAVE BETTER MEDICAL CARE

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RESIDENTS OF GROWING TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WILL SOON HAVE A $11 MILLION POLYCLINIC WHICH OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIALIST SERVICES.

THE FIVE-STOREY POLYCLINIC, SITUATED NORTH OF CASTLE PEAK POLICE STATION IN CASTLE PEAK ROAD, WILL BE NAMED AFTER YAN OF TONG, A CHARITY ORGANISATION WHICH HAS DONATED $4 MILLION TOWARDS ITS COST.

WHEN THE FIRST STAGE OF CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETED NEXT YEAR THE POLYCLINIC WILL PROVIDE A LARGE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, A CHEST CLINIC, A RADIODIAGNOSTIC UNIT, A PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY ́AND A DENTAL CLINIC.

THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE NEW POLYCLINIC WILL BE LAID ON MONDAY (APRIL 28) BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THE POPULATION OF TUEN MUN IS EXPECTED TO BE WELL OVER HALF A MILLION BY THE TURN OF THE DECADE AS A RESULT OF THE MASSIVE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT.

IN VIEW OF THE EXPECTED POPULATION INCREASE AND IN KEEPING WITH THE MEDICAL REGIONAL ISATION SCHEME, A 1 300-BED DISTRICT HOSPITAL WILL ALSO BE BUILT TO COPE WITH THE INCREASING MEDICAL NEEDS, HE SAID.

AT PRESENT, THE TOWN IS SERVED BY A GENERAL CLINIC WHICH INCORPORATES AN OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT, A FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE CENTRE, A MATERNITY HOME, A CHEST CLINIC AND A METHADONE CLINIC.

YAN OF POLYCLINIC, WHEN COMPLETED, WILL REINFORCE THE SERVICES OF THIS EXISTING CLINIC.

THE SECOND STAGE OF THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1984. IT WILL FURTHER PROVIDE OUT-PATIENT TREATMENT IN SPECIAL BRANCHES OF MEDICINE, AND RENAL DIALYSIS FACILITIES TO COMPLEMENT THOSE IN TUEN MUN HOSPITAL, SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN 1985.

BY THE MID 80S. RESIDENTS OF TUEN MUN NEW TOWN WILL HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MEDICAL FACILITIES.

NOTE TO EDITORS,

THE FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF YAN OF POLYCLINIC WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10.30 AM ON MONDAY (APRIL 28). IT WILL BE ATTENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH, DR K.L. THONG, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF YAN 01 TONG AND TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WONG-FAT.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT.

/A GOVERNMENT