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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1984

IN RECENT YEARS, THE HOSPITAL HAS BECOME AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE, ATTRACTING SPECIALISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

IT HAD GAINED THIS STATUS THROUGH ITS PIONEERING WORK IN CHILDREN ORTHOPAEDICS, ESPECIALLY IN THE TREATMENT OF SPINAL DEFORMITIES, DR HSU SAID.

OVERSEAS SPECIALISTS VISIT THE HOSPITAL FREQUENTLY TO STUDY ITS NEW DEVICES IN THE TREATMENT OF SPINAL AILMENTS, GAIN CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND COLLECT DATA FOR RESEARCH,

SO FAR 51 SPECIALISTS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM SUCH ADVANCED COUNTRIES AS THE UNITED STATES, BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA AND SWEDEN, HAVE COME FOR THIS PURPOSE.

+THE HALO PELVIC TRACTION DEVICE PIONEERED BY THE HOSPITAL NOW MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR CHILDREN WITH SPINAL DEFORMITIES TO WALK ON THEIR OWN. IN THE PAST, THEY WERE OFTEN CONFINED TO BED WHILE UNDER TREATMENT,+ DR HSU POINTED OUT.

ITS FAME HAS ALSO ATTRACTED PATIENTS FROM OTHER PARTS OF ASIA. +BUT WITH 160 BEDS, THIS HOSPITAL HAS ADEQUATE FACILITIES TO MEET THE DEMAND, LOCAL AND OVERSEAS, FOR ITS SPECIALIST SERVICES,+ DR HSU SAID.

SO FAR THE HOSPITAL HAS TREATED MORE THAN 14 800 IN-PATIENTS

DR HSU DESCRIBED THE SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN THE LATE SIXTIES. SUCCESS RATE AS BEING +CONSIDERABLY HIGH+.

→THOUGH WE STILL SPECIALISE IN CHILDREN ORTHOPAEDICS, NOWADAYS WE ALSO HANDLE GENERAL PAEDIATRIC PROBLEMS,+ HE SAID.

THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO INTEGRATED INTO HONG KONG'S MEDICAL NETWORK, PROVIDING BACKUP ORTHOPAEDICS SERVICES FOR OTHER HOSPITALS AND SERVING AS A TRAINING HOSPITAL FOR HONG KONG UNIVERSITY'S MEDICAL FACULTY.

WET OCTOBER FOR HONG KONG

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OCTOBER WAS WETTER THAN USUAL, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORTS.

THE MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL WAS 167.1 MM, ABOUT 38 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL.

THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND SUNNY FROM OCTOBER 1 TO 3. WITH A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON OCTOBER 3 ROSE TO 31.5 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE HIGHEST OF THE MONTH.

THE WEATHER