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SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1980

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM HERBERT WAS THE ONLY TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC DURING JUNE.

IT DEVELOPED ABOUT 650 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF HONG KONG ON JUNE 24 AND PASSED ABOUT 300 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG ON JUNE 28.

THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED ON FOUR DAYS.

PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL

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THE PRINCE PHILIP DENTAL HOSPITAL WHICH IS NOW NEARING COMPLETION AT SAI YING PUN WILL BE THE FIRST DENTAL TEACHING HOSPITAL TO BE BUILT IN HONG KONG.

SITE FORMATION WORK WAS STARTED IN JUNE 1978, THE SUBSTRUCTURE WAS COMPLETED IN MAY 1979 AND THE BUILDING IS SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE PHASED OCCUPATION TOWARDS THE END OF 1980.

THE BUILDING CONSISTS OF TEN FLOORS, EXCLUDING THE LOWER BASEMENT HOUSING THE BOILER ROOM AND PLANT ROOM, SEVEN OF WHICH ARE ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA IS ABOUT 33 000 SQUARE METRES. THERE WILL BE 241 DENTAL CHAIRS TOGETHER WITH A WIDE RANGE OF TEACHING FACILITIES.

THE PROJECT AROSE FROM A PROPOSAL IN THE 1974 WHITE PAPER ON THE +FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES IN HONG KONG+ THAT A DENTAL SCHOOL SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO TRAIN DENTISTS FOR GENERAL PRACTICE. THE CAPITAL COST OF THE BUILDING EXCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND STORES IS $140 MILLION. THIS COST HAS BEEN MET BY THE GOVERNMENT.

THE ROLE OF THE DENTAL HOSPITAL IS TO PRODUCE A MINIMUM OF 60 QUALIFIED DENTISTS A YEAR TOGETHER WITH A NUMBER OF ANCILLARY DENTAL WORKERS SUCH AS DENTAL SURGERY ASSISTANTS AND DENTAL TECHNICIANS, THE FIRST GROUP OF DENTAL STUDENTS WILL QUALIFY IN 1985.

MANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL WILL BE BY A STATUTORY BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND PENDING THE PREPARATION OF THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION A PROVISIONAL BOARD OF 15 MEMBERS, CHAIRED BY THE HON T.S.LO, HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.

THE BOARD INCLUDES PROFESSOR G.L. HOWE, DEAN OF DENTAL STUDIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY, THE HONG KONG DENTAL PROFESSION AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

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