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WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1990

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TUEN MUN HOSPITAL IN FULL OPERATION BY LATE 1992

WILL BE

OPERATION

INTO BROUGHT TUEN MUN HOSPITAL PHASES, AND BECOME FULLY OPERATIONAL IN LATE 1992, THE HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, INFORMED COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN FIVE SECRETARY FOR

THE LEGISLATIVE

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON TAI CHI-WAH, WONG SAID THE FIRST PHASE WAS OPENED BETWEEN MARCH 8 AND APRIL 2 YEAR.

MRS

THIS

1991 1990/EARLY

AND "IT IS PLANNED TO OPEN PHASE TWO IN LATE

PHASES UNTIL THE HOSPITAL IS TO PROCEED WITH SUCCESSIVE

IN FULL

OPERATION IN LATE 1992.

WILL ALSO BE PHASED-IN TO ACCOMMODATE ADMISSION CASES

"ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES MATCH THE BUILD-UP OF SPECIALTY BEDS TO AND THE AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT ANCILLIARY FACILITIES."

ΤΟ 5 PM SHE SAID THESE SERVICES WOULD START ON A 9 AM FROM JULY 30 AND WOULD BE EXTENDED TO 12-HOUR SERVICE IN JANUARY AND 24-HOUR SERVICE IN JULY 1991.

BASIS

1991

PRACTICE FOR ANY

MRS WONG POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS THE NORMAL NEW MAJOR HOSPITAL TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND COMMISSIONED IN PHASES,

THE

THE OPENING DATE FOR PARTICULAR PHASES WAS DETERMINED ONCE COMPLETION DATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND COMMISSIONING WORK WAS KNOWN.

HOSPITAL,

MRS

FOR TUEN MUN

WONG SAID COMMENCED ON AUGUST 30, 1984, WITH A 36-MONTH WORK ONE AND A 42-MONTH PERIOD FOR PHASE TWO.

"DURING THE COURSE OF

WORK CONSTRUCTION

PERIOD FOR PHASE

WEATHER,

AND

A

REQUIREMENT

CONSTRUCTION, 506 DAYS' EXTENSION

EXTENSION TO PHASE TWO, TIME WAS GIVEN FOR PHASE ONE AND 463 DAYS'

IN OUTBREAK OF A FIRE

THE MAINLY DUE TO INCLEMENT

TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL RADIOTHERAPY BLOCK SERVICES INSTALLATIONS.

OF

THE

FIRE

"THESE EXTENDED THE CONTRACTUAL COMPLETION DATES TO JANUARY 16, 1989 AND JUNE 6, 1989 RESPECTIVELY," SHE SAID.

CONTRACTUALLY CONSIDERED

1989 16,

FOR PHASE ONE, 1989 FOR PHASE TWO, WHICH WAS

WAS MRS WONG SAID CONSTRUCTION WORK TO BE "SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE" ON JANUARY WHICH WAS ON TIME, AND ON AUGUST 9, TWO MONTHS LATE.

SHE

DEFECTS COMMENCED ON AND COMMISSIONING

SIX-MONTH OUTSTANDING WORKS WITH TESTING

PERIOD OF

SAID A CONTRACTUAL RECTIFICATION AND COMPLETION OF ANY AUGUST 9. 1989, IN PARALLEL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.

OF

/"IN TAKING