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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1990

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SUPPORT FOR YAN CHAI HOSPITAL PROJECTS

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THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION (CNTA) WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL IN IMPLEMENTING ITS VARIOUS PROJECTS, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ADOLF HSU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR HSU WAS SPEAKING DURING A COURTESY CALL THAT THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE ON THE CNTA.

HE SAID HE WAS PLEASED ΤΟ LEARN THAT THE BOARD AIMED ΤΟ COMPLETE EIGHT PROJECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRIORITIES. THESE INCLUDED THE FOURTH PHASE OF THE HOSPITAL CLINICAL WING EXPANSION PROGRAMME, A HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY, A NURSERY, A CARE AND HOME FOR THE ELDERLY AND A PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.

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"OTHER WELFARE SERVICES CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY THE INCLUDE SIX NURSERIES, FOUR SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS,' HE SAID, ADDING THAT ALL THESE HAD SERVED THE COMMUNITY WELL.

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MR HSU ALSO NOTED THAT RAISING FUNDS FOR THE HOSPITAL'S VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICE PROJECTS WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR TASKS FOR THE BOARD.

"JUDGING FROM THE RESULTS OF FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES LAST YEAR, I AM CONFIDENT THAT THE BOARD WILL MEET ITS TARGET THIS YEAR. NO LESS THAN $2 MILLION WAS RAISED BY THE BOARD'S 'ROAD SAFETY CHARITY DRIVE' LAST JULY, HE SAID.

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MR HSU COMMENDED THE BOARD FOR ITS OTHER FUND-RAISING EFFORTS YEAR, ADDING THAT THEY HAD CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS PROJECTS FOR THE NEEDY.

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YAN CHAI SERVICES ESSENTIAL IN THE NT

YAN CHAI HOSPITAL IS NOW PLAYING AN IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE DIRECTOR OF HOSPITAL SERVICES, DR T.Y. CHAU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

DR CHAU MADE THESE REMARKS WHEN THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF YAN CHAI HOSPITAL VISITED THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THIS MORNING.

"AFTER YEARS OF HARD WORK, THE FIRST THREE PHASES OF EXPANSION OF YAN CHAI HOSPITAL ARE NOW COMPLETED, AND WORK ON STAGE IV OF THE EXPANSION IS NOW IN FULL STEAM.

"WHEN THE WHOLE EXPANSION PROJECT IS COMPLETED IN EARLY 1992, YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WILL BE DEVELOPED INTO A GENERAL REGIONAL HOSPITAL WITH 700 BEDS TO PROVIDE MORE WIDE-RANGING MEDICAL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE AREA," DR CHAU SAID,

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