XN000022-1982-11-01 — Page 7

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1982

HE ALSO STRESSED THAT THE PROVISIONING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT COULD NOT BE DIVORCED FROM THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT FACILITIES, ON WHICH HE MADE THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

* THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR: THE SECTIONS BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND HEALTHY STREET WEST AND FROM HEALTHY STREET WEST TO THE TAI KOO SHING ARE DUE FOR COMPLETION BY MID-1984, WITH THE TAI KOO SHING TO SHAU KEI WAN PHASE, INCLUDING THE DIRECT LINE TO CHA WAN ROAD, TARGETTED FOR OPENING A YEAR LATER.

THIS WOULD BE FOLLOWED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE '80S BY THE COASTAL ROAD LINKING SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAI WAN.

* MTR ISLAND LINE: THE SECTION COVERING EASTERN DISTRICT --

FROM ADMIRALTY TO CHAI WAN IS EXPECTED TO OPEN IN MID- 1985.

* LEI YUE MUN BRIDGE: ALTHOUGH TIMING WAS NOT YET KNOWN,

THE HARBOUR CROSSING PROBLEM WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY URGENT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BRIDGE WAS LIKELY TO BE GIVEN A HIGH PRIORITY.

ON MEDICAL FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT, MR BARNES MADE THE FOLLOWING POINTS:

* A CASUALTY CENTRE IS BEING PLANNED FOR CHAI WAN

TO PROVIDE FIRST AID SO THAT PATIENTS WERE FIT

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TO TRAVEL ON TO THE NEXT STAGE OF THEIR JOURNEY AT THE TANG SHIU KIN CASUALTY WARD. THE NEED FOR THE CASUALTY CENTRE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE POSSIBILITIES OF LONG JOURNEY TIMES BETWEEN THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT AND TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL.

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THE TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL IS TO BE UPGRADED. IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CASES FROM EASTERN DISTRICT WHICH WILL HAVE TO BE TRANSFERRED TO QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL, + MR BARNES SAID,

THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL ENABLE TANG SHIU KIN TO FUNCTION MORE EFFECTIVELY AS A CASUALTY HOSPITAL AND ENABLE IT TO DEAL ADEQUATELY WITH MORE SURGICAL CASES WITHOUT REFERRING THEM TO QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL.

RUTTONJEE SANATORIUM, CURRENTLY DEALING WITH TB CASES, WILL BE REDEVELOPED TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO A GREATER NUMBER OF PATIENTS, WITH FEWER TB BEDS AND MORE GERIATRIC BEDS REQUIRED FOR THE AGEING POPULATION. THE REDEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO SPECIALITIES TO SUPPORT THE WHICH IN TURN WOULD GREATLY OF THAT HOSPITAL AND REDUCE THE QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL.

PROVIDE BED SPACE IN VARIOUS TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL, INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS ITS NEED FOR REFERRALS TO

NEW OUTPATIENT CLINICS WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN SAI WAN HO AND CHAI WAN AND FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES CENTRES WILL ALSO BE REPROVISIONED AT MTR COMPLEXES IN THE COMING YEARS.

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