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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1989

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SEVENTH MEETING OF PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

{FHA} AUTHORITY THE PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL

PREPARATORY (TUESDAY) TO REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (HA),

MET AGAIN TODAY WORK ON THE

GOVERNMENT

OCTOBER

ON THE LAST

SINCE

"THE PHA IS NOW DRAFTING THE REPORT TO THE

HAS BEEN CONSIDERING THAT IT VARIOUS ISSUES YEAR. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PHA. SIR S.Y. CHUNG. SAID.

ΤΟ

IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE REPORT WILL BE READY FOR SUBMISSION

AS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED. THE GOVERNMENT BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR

IT IS EXPECTED SUBJECT TO THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION BEING ENACTED. THAT THE STATUTORY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WILL COME INTO BEING ON APRIL 1 NEXT YEAR.

TO ENABLE THE AUTHORITY PLANNING ONCE IT IS ESTABLISHED.

TO GO ACTION

AHEAD WITH MORE TO

ITS APPOINT

OFFICERS IS NOW UNDERWAY.

DETAILED PRINCIPAL

AS BEGIN

A

THE

THE RECRUITMENT EXERCISE CAN NOW APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LAST MONTH OF FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE IN THE INITIAL YEARS AUTHORITY.

RESULT OF THE PHA'S PROPOSALS OF THE FUTURE

MANAGEMENT

"THERE WILL BE THREE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS AT THE TOP

THE

OF OPERATION. INITIAL TWO

TWO YEARS LEVEL OF THE HA DURING REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE HA'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE." SIR S.Y. SAID.

EACH

HEAD THE THREE DISTINCTLY

OPERATIONS:

PLANNING AND THESE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS

THE THREE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS WILL

DAY TO DAY NAMELY. SEPARATE FUNCTIONS. DEVELOPMENT: AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. EXPECTED TO BE APPOINTED EARLY IN 1990.

THE WORK OF

THE THREE PRINCIPAL SUPERVISED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

IN

HAVING

OFFICERS

WILL BE

ARE

CLOSELY THE PHA CONSIDERS THAT THERE

A

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE-LED WILL BE DISTINCT

HOSPITAL STRUCTURE DURING THE HA'S FORMATIVE YEARS WHEN THE REFORM ON SERVICES IS TO TAKE PLACE.

ADVANTAGES

"IN THE

LIGHT OF

APPOINTING

EXPERIENCE.

HA THE

WILL

ΤΟ

AS SOON

AS

REVIEW THIS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE WITHIN TWO YEARS OF ITS FORMATION WITH A VIEW

A

EXECUTIVE CHIEF SINGLE MOVING TOWARDS

SAID. POSSIBLE THEREAFTER." SIR S.Y.

+

THE

HA

THE

SIR S.Y ALSO TOUCHED ON THE LEAD TIME REQUIRED. AFTER

FOR MANAGING RESPONSIBILITY OVER IT IS SET UP. FOR

TO TAKE EXISTING GOVERNMENT AND SUBVENTED HOSPITALS.

"THE GOVERNMENT HAS POINTED OUT THAT IT WILL CARRY OUT EXTENSIVE CONSULTATION WITH STAFF.

BE NECESSARY

TO

"MEANWHILE, THE