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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1981

NEW CLINIC FOR LAMMA ISLAND

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MEDICAL FACILITIES ON LAMMA ISLAND WILL BE CONSIDERABLY IMPROVED WITH THE OPENING OF A CLINIC AT SOK KWU WAN ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT ARRANGEMENT HAD BEEN MADE FOR THE DOCTOR FROM THE CHEE HONG FLOATING CLINIC TO SEE PATIENTS AT THE NEW CLINIC ON TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY MORNINGS.

+ THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WILL BENEFIT BOTH THE MEDICAL OFFICER AND PATIENTS. AS THE CLINIC PROVIDES MORE SPACE THAN THE VESSEL CHEE HONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE CLINIC IS SITUATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE SOK KWU WAN RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE, WHICH WILL BE MANNED BY A REGISTERED NURSE DURING WEEKDAYS.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE DEPARTMENT HAS POSTED A DOCTOR AT THE NORTH LAMMA CLINIC IN YUNG SHUE WAN.

THERE WILL THUS BE A DOCTOR AND A NURSE AT NORTH LAMMA CLINIC THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

NOTE TO EDITORS 1

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE STATIC CLINIC AT SOK KWU WAN BY MR CHAN PAK-YIP, CHAIRMAN OF LAMMA ISLAND SOUTH RURAL COMMITTEE DR. C.Y. SAM, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, NEW TERRITORIES REGION, MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT- AND MR RICKY FUNG, DISTRICT OFFICER, ISLANDS, NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 AT 3 PM. THE MARINE LAUNCH CLEMENTI+ WILL LEAVE THE MARINE PIER, NEXT TO THE OUTLYING ISLANDS PIER, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, AT 2 PM SHARP,

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