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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1990

SHE SAID THAT SEEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE PICTURE WAS ONE OF UTTER CONFUSION AND MISTRUST, WHICH

POSSIBLY BE IN THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST.

COULD NOT

MRS TU SAID THAT WHILE IT MIGHT WELL BE THAT THE HOSPITAL THE BILL AUTHORITY WAS GOOD FOR ALL CONCERNED, SHE COULD NOT SUPPORT UNTIL SHE FELT ASSURED THAT IT CONTAINED WHAT WAS GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC.

ARGUMENTS NOT RELEVANT

ARGUMENTS AGAINST THE PASSING OF THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BILL IN THE CONTEXT OF 1990 BASING ON FEES AND CHARGES ARE NOT RELEVANT

SOON AS THE OVERWHELMING NEED TO FORM THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (HA) AS POSSIBLE.

BILL

NEW

SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OVERRIDING OBJECTIVES TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE HON PETER WONG SAID THE OF THE HOSPITAL REFORM WERE TO PLACE THE PUBLIC HOSPITALS UNDER A

REDRESS THE INEQUITIES OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TO

THE SUBVENTED

HOSPITALS.

MR WONG REFUTED CHARGES THAT THE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE CHARGES UP PROVISIONAL HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE TO 15 PER CENT TO 20 PER CENT OF COSTS.

THAT THE TIMING HE ALSO NOTED CHARGING SCHEME HAD BEEN MISINTERPRETED.

ON THE REMUNERATION PACKAGE, CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT AND THE REGRETTABLE CONFLICTS.

FOR

THE LAUNCHING

NEW FEE

MR WONG AGREED THAT MORE STAFF COULD HAVE MINIMISED

HOSPITAL STAFF THE REAL HOW WELL

HE SAID THAT THE NEW PACKAGE WAS A BONANZA FOR BECAUSE THE TERMS OF THE EXISTING PACKAGES WERE SO GOOD AND BENEFITS SO WELL DISGUISED THAT CIVIL SERVANTS DID NOT KNOW OFF THEY WERE.

HE SAID THE HOUSING LOAN WAS A GOOD DEAL, ASSUMING MARKET AND WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

A RISING

NEVERTHELESS, MR WONG SAID THE HA STILL LACKED ONE ESSENTIAL

INGREDIENT.

NOT

BBEN

ABLE

TO

ADMINISTRATION HAD HE REGRETTED THAT THE PROVIDE THE FIRST FULL DRAFT OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT (MAA) OR EVEN THE SECTION CONCERNING THE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE FUTURE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY.

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