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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1987

MODERNISATION

ARE ESSENTIAL

"HONG KONG IS IN MANY WAYS THE KEY TO

TO CHINA'S

THE PROCESS. IT GENERATES

CAPITAL AND SKILLS THAT TO THAT PROCESS. BY SOME ESTIMATES, 80 PER CENT OF NEW

HONG KONG. GUANGDONG PROVINCE COMES FROM

PEARL CHINA GENERALLY IS IMPRESSIVE. THE

HONG RIVER DELTA, HINTERLAND, IS GROWING AT A REMARKABLE RATE,' MR TSANG SAID.

INVESTMENT IN THE PROPORTION IN SOUTH KONG'S

申申

"HONG KONG IS, AND WILL REMAIN, AN UNBEATABLE GATEWAY TO THE CHINESE MARKET. IT IS HARD ΤΟ SEE HONG KONG'S FINANCIAL, INFRASTRUCTURAL AND LEGAL SERVICES BEING DISPLACED. THE RELATIONSHIP IS STRONGLY BENEFICIAL BOTH WAYS, HE SAID.

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HOSPITAL AND CLINIC FEES TO BE REVISED

TODAY

(THURSDAY)

ANNOUNCED

CHARGES AT PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND

THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE OF CLINICS AS FROM SEPTEMBER 1.

OF AN THE FEE REVISION IS THE RESULT WAS

IN CONDUCTED

LINE WITH THE DETERMINING HOSPITAL AND CLINIC CHARGES.

WHICH

ANNUAL ROUTINE REVIEW

PRACTICE EXISTING

FOR

DECISION ON THE AND CHARGES SHOULD BE

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT PENDING THE

THE NEW FEES

PROPOSED HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, REGARDED AS AN INTERIM MEASURE.

FOR

HOSPITALS,

INCREASED FROM $20 TO $23.

THE

DAILY

RATE

IN GENERAL WARDS WILL

BE

CONTINUE TO BE ON

SPENDING

THE GENERAL WARD WOULD THE SPOKESMAN SAID HEAVILY SUBSIDISED BY THE GOVERNMENT. AT PRESENT, IT WAS AVERAGE ABOUT $950 PER DAY TO MAINTAIN A REGIONAL HOSPITAL BED.

THE GENERAL WARD WOULD THE DAILY CHARGE PER BED IN FOOD, DRUGS, LABORATORY TESTS, SURGERY AND OTHER TREATMENTS.

INCLUDE

IN

CASES

OF

GENUINE HARDSHIP,

CHARGES COULD

BE

WAIVED

PARTIALLY OR IN FULL.

FOR FIRST AND SECOND CLASS PATIENTS, DAILY CHARGES WOULD GO FROM $820 TO $900 AND FROM $545 TO $600.

/CHARGES FOR

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