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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1988

YEARS THE SUBVENTED HOSPITALS

IN AUGMENTING CONTRIBUTION

THE

SIR DAVID NOTED THAT OVER THE

MADE A VALUABLE IN HONG KONG HAD SERVICES PROVIDED IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.

OF THE

NEW RUTTONJEE

HOSPITAL WILL

HELP TO SHIU KIN OVER-CROWDING

"THE OPENING ALLEVIATE THE PRESSURE OF DEMAND ON THE QUEEN MARY AND TANG HOSPITALS AND, 1 HOPE, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE PRESENT IN BOTH THOSE PLACES, HE ADDED.

OF

ASKED BY REPORTERS AFTER THE CEREMONY TO COMMENT ON REPORTS

INDUSTRIAL TAKE

ACTION, THE GOVERNOR THREATS BY NURSES' UNIONS TO

A

WITH DIALOGUE

THE

OF STAFF

THE SAID: "THE GOVERNMENT WELCOMES HOSPITALS AND I HOPE THAT DIALOGUE WILL TAKE PLACE.

זז

HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC ACTIONS THAT THEY

BUT THOSE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MUST MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC ARE NOT DAMAGED BY TAKE."

IN OF OVERCROWDING THAT WAS TO BUILD NEW

SIR DAVID

THERE SAID

PROBLEMS WERE HOSPITALS, AND ONE OF THE WAYS TO DEAL WITH HOSPITALS.

GOVERNOR PRAISES WORK OF BRITISH COUNCIL

HONG KONG

IS

GRATEFUL

FOR THE SERVICES

THAT

COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED DURING ITS 40 YEARS' HISTORY HERE, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

THE BRITISH THE GOVERNOR,

HONG

DINNER, SIR DAVID SPEAKING AT THE COUNCIL'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY SAID HE HAD LONG ADMIRED THE WORK OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL BOTH IN KONG AND ELSEWHERE.

IS THAT THERE IS NO ADDING THAT THE ADAPTATION

"WHAT IS SO STRIKING ABOUT THE COUNCIL

HE THE

SAID, APPROACH," RIGIDITY IN PROCESS WAS WELL. DEMONSTRATED IN HONG KONG.

SIR

THE

THE

COUNCIL,

10

DAVID CITED

ENGLISH CLASSES WHICH

ΤΟ LOCAL STUDENTS RESPONDING TO A GROWING DEMAND, FIRST OFFERED YEARS AGO.

HONG KONG

SINCE THEN THE COUNCIL'S TEACHING INSTITUTE IN EXPANDED GREATLY TO BECOME THE LARGEST IT HAD ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

HAD

/"THE COUNCIL