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FUTURE HOSPITAL SYSTEM WILL ACHIEVE POSITIVE RESULTS

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THE LEGCO AD HOC GROUP

AUTHORITY THAT STUDIED THE HOSPITAL

HOSPITAL PROPOSALS FOR THE FUTURE BILL 1990 IS SATISFIED THAT THE

ACHIEVE THE POSITIVE SYSTEM CONTAINED IN THE BILL WILL, GIVEN TIME, RESULTS THAT THE COMUNITY HAS COME TO EXPECT.

THE DEPUTY CONVENER OF THE AD HOC GROUP, THE HON DEBATE ON THE SAID THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) DURING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

ANDREW WONG, BILL IN THE

"ANY ALTERNATIVE MEASURES AT THIS STAGE FOR IMPROVING SERVICES WOULD TAKE A MUCH LONGER TIME TO DEVELOP," HE SAID.

WAS

AIMED

ESTABLISH THE TO MR WONG SAID THE BILL

ΤΟ MANAGE AND CONTROL AUTHORITY (HA) AS A BODY CORPORATE HOSPITALS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN HOSPITAL PROVIDED BY SUCH HOSPITALS.

HOSPITAL

HOSPITAL

PUBLIC SERVICES

THAT WHILST THE HA HE SAID THE AD HOC GROUP WAS OF THE VIEW

IT WAS. ITS FUNCTIONS, SHOULD BE GIVEN ADEQUATE POWERS TO DISCHARGE

HA SHOULD IMPORTANT THAT ADEQUATE CONTROL OVER THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BE RETAINED BY GOVERNMENT WHICH IN TURN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE GROUP WAS SATISFIED THAT ADEQUATE SAFEGUARD WAS IN THE BILL TO MONITOR THE WORK OF THE HA.

ΤΟ

AVAILABLE

NOTED MR WONG

THAT FROM THE

REPRESENTATIONS ON

THE BILL

RECEIVED BY THE GROUP, TWO ISSUES STOOD OUT AS MAJOR CONTROVERSIES.

COST-RECOVERY POLICY WHICH

THE FIRST WAS ABOUT THE SO CALLED COULD BE ADOPTED EVEN IN THE EVENT NO HA WAS ESTABLISHED.

HAD

ASSURED

THE

GROUP

MR WONG SAID THE ADMINISTRATION GOVERNMENT HAD NOT ENDORSED THE PROPOSAL THAT FEE LEVELS SHOULD BE 15 PER CENT TO 20 PER CENT OF COSTS.

THAT

AT

NEW

ACCOUNT

RECOMMENDED POLICY

THE COSTING

THE BY THE HA, OF HOSPITAL BEDS; AND THE QUALITY

IN DECIDING ON ANY GOVERNMENT WOULD TAKE INTO WAIVER ARRANGEMENTS; THE AFFORDABILITY OF PATIENTS; OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICES PROVIDED.

GRADUALLY BY IN IMPROVEMENTS

MOREOVER, ANY FER INCREASES WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED

PLACE UNTIL SIGNIFICANT

PHASES AND WOULD NOT TAKE SERVICES HAD BEEN MADE, HE SAID.

THE SECOND CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE HAD TO DO WITH CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, BRIDGING-OVER ARRANGEMENTS, STAFF SITUATION IN THE NEW HA.

HA'S TERMS AND AND THE MIXED

MR WONG SAID ALTHOUGH THESE WERE STRICTLY OUTSIDE THE SCOPE THE BILL, THEY WERE OF GRAVE CONCERN TO THE GROUP.

OF

/NEVERTHELESS, THE

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