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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1990

"THIS IS A GREAT CREDIT TO THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WHICH WORKED CLOSELY WITH GARMENT MANUFACTURING COMPANIES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO PRODUCE A UNIQUE EVENT: AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY BOTH TO PROMOTE HONG KONG'S GARMENT EXPORTS AND FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURERS TO SWAP IDEAS," SIR DAVID SAID.

THAT

THE FASHION INDUSTRY WAS A SECTOR OF THE LOCAL ECONOMY HAD ALWAYS BEEN UNIQUELY WELL ABLE TO ADJUST ITS OWN PRODUCTS AND STRATEGIES IN HONG KONG AND OVERSEAS, THE GOVERNOR CONCLUDED.

SURVEY OF ATTENDEES AT GOVT CLINICS COMPLETED

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THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HAD COMMISSIONED A SURVEY OF ATTENDEES AT GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES AND THE REPORT WOULD FORM A VALUABLE INPUT INTO THE WORKING PARTY'S CONSIDERATION OF THESE TWO SERVICES.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE WORKING PARTY'S FIFTH MEETING THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON, THE CHAIRMAN, PROFESSOR ROSIE YOUNG, SAID SURVEY WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND THE ANALYSIS WOULD BE FINISHED AND A REPORT PRODUCED BY THE END OF MARCH.

REVIEWING THE WORK PROGRESS OF THE WORKING PARTY, PROF YOUNG SAID MEMBERS HAD HAD STIMULATING DISCUSSIONS ON MEASURES

ΤΟ IMPROVE THE SYSTEM OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN HONG KONG.

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"THESE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WILL HELP MIND THE OVERALL PICTURE OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WHEN THEY COME TO REVIEW THE INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS," SHE SAID,

SHE POINTED OUT THAT ONE IMPORTANT AREA FOR THE WORKING PARTY TO CONSIDER WAS THE FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE.

"WITH THIS IN MIND, FOUR MEMBERS ATTENDED AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTH CARE FINANCING HELD IN TAIPEI IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, SHE SAID.

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THE SYMPOSIUM EXAMINED THE HEALTH CARE FINANCING SYSTEMS IN A NUMBER OF WESTERN COUNTRIES AND IN JAPAN.

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PROF YOUNG SAID THE WORKING PARTY WOULD IN THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS CONSIDER THE LESSONS WHICH COULD BE DRAWN FOR HONG KONG THESE COUNTRIES' EXPERIENCE.

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