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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985

REGARDING THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF TIN SHUI WAI, HE SUGGESTED THAT CONSIDERATION SHOULD NOW BE GIVEN TO DEVELOP ING THE WHOLE AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 488 HECTARES WITH A VIEW TO ACCOMMODATING ABOUT 340 000 PEOPLE.

TURNING TO HEALTH SERVICES, MR TAI SAID SUBVENTED HOSPITALS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE BELOW THE NORMAL STANDARDS OF OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE TERRITORY AND WERE UNABLE TO MEET THE EVER INCREASING MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY,

HE POINTED OUT THAT MOST OF THE URGENT MEDICAL CASES OCCURRING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES HAD TO BE SENT TO EITHER THE PRINCESS MARGARET OR THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITALS.

+THIS IS OBVIOUSLY UNSATISFACTORY AND NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED,+ HE SAID.

NOTING THAT HOSPITAL FACILITIES IN TUEN MUN AREA WERE VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTENT. MR TAI URGED THAT THE TUEN MUN HOSPITAL PROJECT BE REGULARLY MONITORED TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO UNWARRANTED DELAYS.

ON EDUCATION, MR TAI SUPPORTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A THIRD UNIVERSITY WHICH WOULD SERVE TO DEMONSTRATE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION IN THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

LASTLY, HE SAID THE NEED TO WIDEN THE SCOPE OF CIVIC EDUCATION IN ALL SCHOOLS AT THE PRESENT TIME COULD NOT BE OVER-EMPHASISED.

+OUR AIM SHOULD BE TO ACHIEVE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY A GREATER MEASURE OF UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE NATURE OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT,+ HE SAID.

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