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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1982

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HEALTH MANPOWER SURVEY

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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEGUN A HEALTH MANPOWER SURVEY IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT 44 000 QUESTIONNAIRES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF THE DIFFERENT GRADES OF MEDICAL, DENTAL, PARA-MEDICAL PARA-DENTAL AND NURSING STAFF IN THE DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE INDUSTRY.

THE SURVEY WILL COVER ALL CLINICS, HOSPITALS, MATERNITY HOMES PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS' OFFICES, DENTISTS' SURGERIES, MEDICAL X-RAY AND DENTAL LABORATORIES, DISPENSARIES AND RELATED INSTITUTES.

THE THREE-MONTH SURVEY (FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER) IS THE SECOND MANPOWER STUDY BY THE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRST WAS CONDUCTED IN 1980.

THE INFORMATION GATHERED WILL HELP THE DEPARTMENT TO ASSESS AND FORMULATE POLICY ON PRESENT AND FUTURE HEALTH MANPOWER PLANNING AND TRAINING NEEDS IN HONG KONG.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN SHEUNG WAN

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NEW TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE INTRODUCED IN SHEUNG WAN FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (JULY 2) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MTR SHEUNG WAN STATION, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HILLIER STREET BETWEEN WING LOK STREET AND CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC.

CMB ROUTE 21 WILL BE DIVERTED VIA QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, MORRISON STREET AND WILL TERMINATE AT DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH MORRISON STREET INSTEAD OF HILLIER STREET.

MORRISON STREET BETWEEN WING LOK STREET AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL WILL BE DESIGNATED AS AN URBAN CLEARWAY WHERE VEHICLES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS BETWEEN 7 AM AND 7 PM DAILY.

THIS WILL ALSO APPLY TO CLEVERLY STREET BETWEEN WING LOK STREET AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES WILL BE BANNED FROM ENTERING WING LOK STREET AND BONHAM STRAND.

HOWEVER, THE EXISTING PROHIBITED ZONE FOR PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES

IN FRONT OF THE MACAU FERRY WHARF WILL BE RESCINDED.

THERE WILL BE SIGNS AND CARRIAGEWAY MARKINGS TO INDICATE THE VARIOUS ARRANGEMENTS.