FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1986
THE PHASE III EXTENSION PROGRAMME, WHICH COSTS $14.6 MILLION, WILL INCLUDE A NEW OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT AND AN ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH THE MOST ADVANCED FACILITIES, DR THONG SAID.
EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE CAPITAL COST FOR THE PHASE | PROGRAMME IS BORNE BY THE GOVERNMENT WHILE THE REMAINING AMOUNT WILL BE RAISED BY THE HOSPITAL BOARD.
PHASE | OF THE POK OI HOSPITAL EXTENSION PROGRAMME WAS COMPLETED IN 1981 WHILE PART OF THE PHASE | PROGRAMME WAS COMPLETED IN 1984.
IN DR THONG PRAISED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ITS EFFORTS PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICE FOR THE PEOPLE IN YUEN LONG.
THE POK OF HOSPITAL HAS SERVED THE PEOPLE OF YUEN LONG FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS. THE BOARD HAS EMBARKED ON A FIVE-PHASE EXTENSION PROGRAMME FOR THE HOSPITAL TO COPE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF YUEN LONG NEW TOWN AS WELL AS ITS POLICY IN PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL FACILITIES FOR RESIDENTS.
+UPON COMPLETION OF THE FIVE-PHASE EXTENSION PROGRAMME, POK OJ HOSPITAL WILL BECOME A DISTRICT HOSPITAL WITH THE MOST ADVANCED AND UP-TO-DATE FACILITIES, DR THONG SAID.
EPA EXPERTS TO TALK ON POLLUTION
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EXPERTS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WILL GIVE TALKS ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND PROTECTION IN THE COMING TWO WEEKENDS.
DR KWAN SIU-HEI AND MR LEUNG PAK-MING WILL BE TALKING ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION AND AIR POLLUTION AT 3.30 PM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE YAU MA TEI PUBLIC LIBRARY.
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NEXT SATURDAY (MARCH 1), MR CHOI CHI-CHUNG AND DR SHIN KAM- SHING WILL BE SPEAKING ON WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WATER QUALITY MONITORING AT THE KOWLOON CENTRAL LIBRARY AT PU! CHING ROAD AT 2.30 PM.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THESE TALKS.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DR STUART REED, SAID THE TALKS WERE AIMED AT INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTION ON HONG KONG'S
ENVIRONMENT.
/DR REED
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