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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1985

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GOVT MEETS COSTS OF SUBVENTED HOSPITALS' WORKS

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS UNDERTAKEN DURING THE PAST YEAR TO MEET THE COST OF MAJOR EXTENSIONS TO SUBVENTED HOSPITALS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

A CAPITAL SUBVENTION OF $680 MILLION WOULD PROVIDE A 760-BED EXTENSION FOR THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL BY 1991, WHICH WOULD MORE THAN DOUBLE ITS PRESENT SIZE, HE SAID.

ANOTHER SUBVENTION OF $224 MILLION WOULD PROVIDE FOR CAPACITY AT THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL TO INCREASE FROM 150 TO 700 BEDS BY 1988.

FUNDS HAD ALSO BEEN PROVIDED TO ALLOW CONTINUATION OF THE PHASED EXPANSION OF THE POK OI HOSPITAL.

AS PART OF A REVIEW OF THE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES IN HONG KONG, CONSULTANTS HAD BEEN ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR BETTER INTEGRATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS.

THE IR REPORT IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR

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ON ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS, SIR EDWARD SAID SEVERAL PROPOSALS FOR CONTROLS ON WASTE DISPOSAL, AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION WERE EXPECTED TO BE INTRODUCED DURING THE PRESENT SESSION.

PROPOSALSD FOR ENFORCEABLE CONTROLS ON THE DISPOSAL OF UNTREATED ANIMAL WASTES. THE CAUSE OF SOME OF THE MOST SEVERE POLLUTION PROBLEMS, WOULD SOON BE CONSIDERED BY DISTRICT BOARDS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, HE SAID.

SIT WAS HOPED TO INTRODUCE MEASURES, TOGETHER WITH THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION, DURING THE PRESENT SESSION.

PROPOSALS TO IMPROVE CONTROLS ON AIR POLLUTION WOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT YEAR.

THE NATURE AND SCALE OF NOISE PROBLEMS WERE LESS EASILY DEFINED THAN MOST OTHER POLLUTION PROBLEMS, AND ACCEPTABLE OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS OF NOISE WERE DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH.

+ IT IS, NEVERTHELESS. HOPED TO INTRODUCE A NOISE CONTROL BILL INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BEFORE THE END OF THE PRESENT SESSION, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

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