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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1990

"THE EXISTING CHARGES UNDER BY-LAW 30 OF THE PRINCIPAL BY LAWS ARE : FOR IMPOUNDING A VEHICLE, $140; FOR REMOVING A VEHICLE, $200; AND FOR STORING A VEHICLE, 350 FOR EACH DAY AFTER THE FIRST DAY DURING WHICH THE VEHICLE IS DETAINED, HE SAID.

"EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT THE PRESENT CHARGES ARE TOO LOW ΤΟ BE AN EFFECTIVE DETERRENT TO OFFENDING MOTORISTS AND IT IS, THEREFORE, PROPOSED THAT THESE CHARGES BE INCREASED TO $200, $280 AND $70 RESPECTIVELY," HE SAID.

MEASURES TO SHORTEN TREATMENT WAITING TIME

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HOSPITAL SERVICES

TWO MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN BY THE TO SHORTEN THE WAITING TIME FOR TREATING ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY {

(WEDNESDAY}.

DEPARTMENT

LESS URGENT CASES AT THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL.

HON ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD

TREATING SUCH CASES THE HON

AT PRESENT, THE AVERAGE WAITING TIME FOR WAS ABOUT AN HOUR, MRS WONG SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM ANDREW WONG.

..

MED-YRAR

RE DEPLOYED BY FIRST, TWO ADDITIONAL DOCTORS WILE THIS YEAR TO THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF THE HOSPITAL.

"SECONDLY, AN ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION CUBICLE WILL BE

MRS WONG SAID. TO ENABLE MORE RAPID TURNOVER OF PATIENTS,

"

THE NECESSARY CONVERSION WORKS BEING PLANNED WERE BE COMPLETED IN THE LATTER PART OF THE YEAR.

MRS WONG STRESSED IMMEDIATK

INSTALLED

EXPECTED

TO

PATIENTS

TREATMENT

IN

SERIOUS

BY

CONDITION HOSPITAL STAFF

WERE

UPON

THAT

GIVEN

ATTENTION AND ARRIVAL AT THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.

"AN

REGISTRATION

EXPERIENCED

AREA

OF

NURSING OFFICER

IS

ΤΟ

TREATMENT

STATIONED AT

THERE ENSURE THAT TO SUCH PATIENTS.

THE

IS

1

SHE

THE DEPARTMENT ABSOLUTELY NO DELAY IN RENDERING

SAID.

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