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WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1983

DR LAM SAID THESE CLINICS ALSO SUPPLEMENT THE DAY OUT-PATIENT SERVICES, PROVIDING A MEANS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND CLINICS DURING THE DAY BECAUSE OF THEIR WORK. OR FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE EVENINGS.

THERE ARE 15 GOVERNMENT EVENING CLINICS PROVIDING 43 DOCTOR SESSIONS.

FIVE CLINICS ARE ON HONG KONG ISLAND WITH 14 DOCTOR SESSIONS PER EVENING, SIX ARE LOCATED IN KOWLOON WITH 19 SESSIONS AND FOUR ARE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH TEN SESSIONS.

*A TOTAL OF 3 000 TO 3 500 PATIENTS ARE TAKEN CARE OF EVERY EVENING,+ SAID DR LAM.

+IN THE SUBVENTED HOSPITALS, AS PART AND PARCEL OF THE IR SERVICE, ONE HOSPITAL ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND THREE IN KOWLOON, PROVIDE A TOTAL OF SIX DOCTOR SESSIONS IN THE EVENING AND THEY SEE BETWEEN 350 TO 400 PATIENTS, HE SAID.

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BILL TO ENABLE HEUNG YEE KUK TO SELL PROPERTY

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THE NEUNG YEE KUK WAS PLANNING TO SELL ITS PROPERTY IN TAI PO AND USE THE PROCEEDS TO BUILD A SECONDARY SCHOOL THERE, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THE HON LAN MACPHERSON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.

MR MACPHERSON WAS SPEAKING ON THE SECOND READING OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK (AMENDMENT) BILL 1983 WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THE KUK IN MANAGING ITS PROPERTY.

HE SAID THE KUK HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED THE REDEVELOPMENT OF ITS PROPERTY IN TAI PO AND INTENDED TO SELL OR LET REDEVELOPED PROPERTY, USING THE PROCEEDS TO PROMOTE ITS OBJECTIVES.

+SPECIFICALLY THE KUK WILL PUT PART OF THIS MONEY TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK TAI PO SECONDARY SCHOOL, HE SAID.

AT PRESENT. THE KUK IS ONLY AUTHORISED TO ACQUIRE AND HOLD ITS PROPERTY INTRUST AND CANNOT DISPOSE OF OR MORTGAGE ITS PROPERTY.

THE BILL, IF PASSED, WILL ENABLE THE KUK TO SELL ITS PROPERTY OR MORTGAGE IT AS SECURITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING ITS OBJECTIVES.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED TILL AUGUST 10.

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