XN000022-1989-10-27 — Page 2

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27. 1989

PRAISE FOR WORK OF AMS AT VBP CAMPS

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THE PARTICIPATION OF THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES (AMS) THE MANAGEMENT OF CAMPS FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE NOT ONLY PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED CARE FOR THE PEOPLE. IT ALSO HELPS TO RELIEVE MEDICAL AND NURSING STAFF AT A TIME WHEN THEY ARE UNDER GREAT PRESSURE THEMSELVES, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD. SAID THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING.

"I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A PARTICULAR THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE IN HELPING TO RUN CAMPS FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE SINCE APRIL LAST YEAR, SIR DAVID SAID AT THE AMS OFFICERS MESS DINNER.

"SOME 100 MEMBERS OF THE AMS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CLINICAL SERVICES IN CAMPS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY AND I HAVE SEEN FOR MYSELF WHAT A WONDERFUL JOB YOU ARE DOING THERE.

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SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT AS A COMMUNITY HONG KONG HAD A TRADITION OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE. OF WHICH THE WELL TRAINED AND WELL DISCIPLINED AMS WAS A PRIME EXAMPLE.

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ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU MOST SINCERELY FOR YOUR UNSTINTING DEVOTION TO SERVICE,

"I WOULD ALSO WISH то ACKNOWLEDGE THE HELP OF THE MANY EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE CO-OPERATED IN RELEASING THEIR STAFF то UNDERTAKE AMS DUTIES," HE SAID.

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FOR 39 YEARS. THE AMS HAD MADE A VERY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION THE WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY BY ITS SUPPORT OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, HE NOTED.

SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS VERY INTERESTED TO LEARN THAT THE AMS WAS THINKING OF ESTABLISHING A CADET CORPS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO TRAIN STUDENTS TO PROVIDE FIRST AID SERVICE, ADDING THAT THIS WAS A VERY GOOD IDEA.

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IT WILL PROVIDE VERY PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR OUR YOUNG AND WILL GIVE THEM A FURTHER WAY OF CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

"I HOPE THE SCHEME WILL COME TO FRUITION SOON. HE ADDED.

IN HIS SPEECH, THE COMMISSIONER OF THE AMS, DR S.H. 1989 HAD SO FAR BEEN A BUSY YEAR FOR THE 6,000-MEMBER FORCE.

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VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE COMPOUNDED LABOUR SHORTAGE. THE AMS HAS IN MOBILISING ITS RESOURCES TO MEET

"WITH THE LARGE INFLUX OF WITH THE PROBLEMS OF BRAIN DRAIN AND BEEN UNDER EXTREME VARIOUS CHALLENGES.

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ESSENTIAL CLINICAL

"DESPITE THIS, IT CONTINUES то PERFORM DUTIES AT VARIOUS VBP DETENTION CAMPS ROUND-THE-CLOCK.

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