MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1984
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GOVERNOR TO OPEN NEW HEALTH CENTRE
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A NEW MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR HEALTH CENTRE IN EAST KOWLOON WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 23).
THE $70-MILLION YUNG FUNG SHEE MEMORIAL CENTRE AT CHA KWO LING ROAD IN KWUN TONG, PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING A PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY, FAMILY HEALTH SERVICES, A CHEST CLINIC AND TWO SOCIAL HYGIENE CLINICS. IT ALSO HAS RADIODIAGNOSTIC, PHYSIOTHERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENTS, A REGIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT AND PSYCHIATRIC AND GERIATRIC DAY HOSPITALS.
THE CENTRE CONSISTS OF A SEVEN-STOREY BLOCK AND A TWO-STOREY BLOCK, WITH A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 12 000 SQUARE METRES. IT WAS FUNDED WHOLLY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE MADAM YUNG FUNG SHEE, A WELL KNOWN PHILANTHROPIST.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, DR K.L. THONG, AND MR P.A.L. VINE, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHARTERED BANK (HONG KONG TRUSTEE) LTD, THE EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF MADAM YUNG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE YUNG FUNG SHEE MEMORIAL CENTRE AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1984.
TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PRESS MEMBERS WHO SHOULD
A MEDICAL AND HEALTH ASSEMBLE AT KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER BY 2 PM. DEPARTMENT INFORMATION OFFICER WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
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