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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1989

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DE IP CALLED ON THE GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND CONSIDER WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE ABSORNED INTO THE INDEPENDENT HOSPITAL AUTHORITY,

"F SO, THE AUTHORITY SHOULD BE BETTER TERMED THE INDEPENDENT MEDICAL AND HEALTH AUTHORITY. WE CAN THEN OFFER UNFRAGMENTED MEDICAL TREATMENT TO PATIENTS," SHE SAID.

THIS WOULD LEAVE A SMALLER DEPARTMENT RETAIN THE EXISTING NAME OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH THE GOVERMENT IN POLICY MAKING.

WHICH SHOULD BETTER DEPARTMENT ΤΟ ASSIST

FUNDING MOTION PASSED

MOTION

APRIL 1

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY} PASSED A PROVIDING FUNDS ON ACCOUNT TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO CARRY ON EXISTING SERVICES BETWEEN THE START OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR ON AND THE ENACTMENT OF THE APPROPRIATION BILL.

THE FUNDS INVOLVED AMOUNT TO #31.3 BILLION.

SECRETARY, THE HON

MOVING THE MOTION, THE ACTING FINANCIAL DAVID NENDICK, SAID THE FUNDS ON ACCOUNT SOUGHT UNDER EACH SUBHEAD HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY REFERENCE ΤΟ PERCENTAGES OF THE PROVISION SHOWN IN THE DRAFT ESTIMATES.

AS THE DRAFT ESTIMATES WERE CHANGED FROM TIME TO TIME, BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OR UNDER DELEGATED POWERS, THE PROVISION TO WHICH THE PERCENTAGES WERE APPLIED WOULD ALSO CHANGE, MR NENDICK SAID.

"THUS THE PROVISION ON ACCOUNT UNDER EACH HEAD IS NOT CONSTANT BUT MAY VARY, WITH EVERY INCREASE BEING MATCHED BY AN EQUAL DECREASE.

"THE INITIAL PROVISION ON ACCOUNT UNDER EACH HEAD IS SHOWN IN A FOOTNOTE TO THIS SPEECH.

"THE AGGREGATE TOTAL UNDER ALL HEADS IS FIXED, HOWEVER, AT $31,313,335,000 AND CANNOT BE EXCEEDED WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THIS COUNCIL, HE SAID.

MR NENDICK SAID THE MOTION WOULD ALSO ENABLE THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO VARY THE FUNDS ON ACCOUNT IN RESPECT OF ANY SUBHEAD, PROVIDED THAT THESE VARIATIONS DID NOT CAUSE AN EXCESS OVER THE AMOUNT OF PROVISION ENTERED FOR THAT SUBHEAD IN THE DRAFT ESTIMATES OR AN EXCESS OVER THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS ON ACCOUNT FOR THE HEAD.

"A VOTE