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SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1990

SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS HAVE

TO

RETRIEVE THE

FROM THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHICH THEY HAVE REGISTERED TO THE SCHOOLS OF TRANSFER.

SLIPS

ADMISSION

AND HAND THEM

"PARENTS/PUPILS ARE REMINDED THAT BY RETRIEVING THEIR ADMISSION SLIPS, THEIR REGISTRATION WITH THE SCHOOLS WILL AT THE SAME TIME BE CANCELLED, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

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"SHOULD THE TERRITORY BE AFFECTED BY TYPHOON OR PERSISTENT RAIN DURING THE REGISTRATION PERIOD, HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND PARENTS ARE ADVISED TO PAY HEED TO ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE MEDIA FOR ANY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS, HE SAID.

REFERRED

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE ALLOCATION RESULTS SHOULD BE TO THE SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES ALLOCATION SECTION OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 891 2200.

HOSPITAL WARD STEWARD SCHEME PROVES HELPFUL

* *

HAS

THE WARD STEWARD SCHEME OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HELPED TO RELIEVE WARD STAFF IN MAJOR HOSPITALS OF THEIR NON-CLINICAL AND NON-PROFESSIONAL DUTIES.

WARD STEWARDS WERE INTRODUCED LAST AUGUST INTO BUSY HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTING WELL.

WARDS

AND

EXPLAINED

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT THAT THE SCHEME WAS LAUNCHED TO MAXIMISE PROFESSIONAL STAFF RESOURCES SO AS TO ACHIEVE BETTER PATIENT SERVICE.

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE SCHEME HAS BEEN CLOSELY MONITORED AND REVIEWED BY A STEERING COMMITTEE WHICH COMPRISES NURSES, DOCTORS AND HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS.

"THE STEERING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN RECEIVING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING FEEDBACK. DOCTORS AND NURSES APPRECIATE THE HELP OF WARD STEWARDS. THEY CAN NOW BETTER CONCENTRATE ON THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND CLINICAL DUTIES AND PROVIDE BETTER CARE FOR PATIENTS."

THE FOUR HOSPITAL,

AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 110 WARD STEWARDS WORKING IN REGIONAL HOSPITALS: QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, QUEEN MARY PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL AND PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL. THEY ALSO WORK IN THE TWO PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS: CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL

KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL.

AND

THE

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DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED ANOTHER RECRUITMENT EXERCISES TO EMPLOY ABOUT 70 MORE WARD STEWARDS. RECRUITS WILL BE POSTED TO THE SIX MAJOR HOSPITALS.

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ROUND OF

THE

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