THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1990
LADY YOUDE OPENS CLINIC IN NEW TERRITORIES
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EARLY DETECTION AND INTERVENTION ARE VITAL FOR THE PREVENTION OF ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS SUCH AS UNNECESSARY TOOTH EXTRACTIONS AND MORE IMPORTANT THE REHABILITATION OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN, LADY YOUDE SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PAMELA YOUDE CHILD ASSESSMENT CENTRE AND SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC IN SHA TIN, SHE SAID THAT THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW PROJECT MARKED ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE YOUNGER GENERATION OF HONG KONG.
LADY YOUDE WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS TO EXPAND THESE SERVICES BY BUILDING MORE CLINICS AND CENTRES MAINLY IN THE NEW TOWNS WHERE THE POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW.
SHE RECALLED THAT WHEN SHE FIRST CAME ΤΟ HONG KONG IN 1982 ONLY ABOUT 135,000 CHILDREN TOOK PART IN THE SCHOOL DENTAL SERVICE. TODAY, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS HAS INCREASED TO 400,000.
"A COMBINATION OF PARENTAL SUPPORT AND EXCELLENT SERVICE WILL ENSURE THAT THE STANDARD OF ORAL HEALTH AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, SHE SAID.
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LADY YOUDE THANKED THE ANONYMOUS PHILANTHROPIST WHO MADE A $10 MILLION DONATION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF THE CLINIC.
EARLIER, THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR S.H. LEE, SAID THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLINIC FORMED PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERALL PLAN TO DEVELOP HEALTH SERVICES IN AREAS WITH SUCH NEEDS.
OF OVER 4,000 SQUARE SCHOOL DENTAL
THE CLINIC, WITH A TOTAL FLOOR AREA METRES, PROVIDES CHILD ASSESSMENT SERVICE AND TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND IN SHA TIN AND NEARBY DISTRICTS.
SERVICE
ON CHILD ASSESSMENT SERVICE, DR LEE SAID IT WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE TERRITORY IN 1977 WHEN THE FIRST CENTRE WAS OPENED IN ARRAN STREET, KOWLOON.
"THE UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS SERVICE IS THE APPROACH ADOPTED IN ASSESSMENT," HE SAID.
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
SAID IT WOULD
REFERRING TO THE SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC, DR LEE BENEFIT THE 71,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN RESIDING IN SHA TIN, TAI PO, FANLING AND SHEUNG SHUI AREAS.
CHILDREN AT SCHEME REPRESENTED
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE 400,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL PRESENT PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHOOL DENTAL CARE THREE-QUARTERS OF THE PRIMARY SCHOOL POPULATION.
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