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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1989

NEW CHAIRMAN OF SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE BOARD APPOINTED

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L. YUEN TO BE THE THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED DR NATALIS C.

A PERIOD OF THREE CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE BOARD FOR YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

C.

DR YUEN WILL TAKE OVER AS CHAIRMAN FROM DR DAVID

WOULD BE RESIGNING WHO INDICATED LATE LAST YEAR THAT HE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE BOARD FOR PERSONAL REASONS.

T. WONG, FROM THE

CURRENT TREASURER OF REPRESENTED THE HONG

DR NATALIS YUEN IS A PAST PRESIDENT AND THE HONG KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. HE HAS ALSO KONG MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ON THE HONG KONG MEDICAL COUNCIL.

SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE HE RECENTLY POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

HONG KONG

WORKING

PARTY

ON

COLLEGE

OF

AND GENERAL

DR YUEN IS VERY ACTIVE IN THE FIELD OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CURRENTLY PRACTITIONERS.

IS

PRESIDENT

OF THE

TAI PO DEVELOPMENT OUTLINED

THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY SPENT AROUND $2.3 BILLION ON DEVELOPMENT WORKS IN TAI PO AND A FURTHER $1.5 BILLION WILL BE SPENT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS AS A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISTRICT AND TO ENHANCE ITS LIVING CONDITIONS.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (WEDNESDAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, DR NIP KAM-FAN, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY NEWLY-COMPLETED YUEN SHIN ROAD.

THE ROAD IS ANOTHER PROJECT COMPLETED BY THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN DEVELOPING ΤΑΙ PO NEW TOWN EXPECTED TO HAVE A POPULATION OF OVER 250,000 BY 1996.

DR NIP NOTED THAT THE

AHEAD

TERRITORY OF THE

TERRITORY WHICH 15

WORKS IN THE AND FORMATION

INVESTMENTS ON CAPITAL DISTRICT IN THE YEARS

WOULD INCLUDE FURTHER SERVICING WORKS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION, DRAINAGE, COMMUNITY FACILITIES, RECREATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENTS.

HE SAID THAT IN

ADDITION TO THE GROSS AREA OF ABOUT 700 HECTARES OF SERVICED LAND AVAILABLE IN THE DISTRICT ΤΟ DATE, MAJOR SITE FORMATION WORKS TO FORM ANOTHER 11 HECTARES OF LAND FOR THE NEW NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL AND TAI PO CONVALESCENT/INFIRMARY HOSPITAL QUARTERS WERE NEARING COMPLETION.

AND

THE RECLAMATION