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THE CLINIC ALSO PROVIDED AN A&E AS WELL AS A GOP WONG NOTED.

SERVICE,

MRS

"THE TWO CLINICS AT TAI O AND MUI WO WILL THE A&E AND GOP WORKLOAD PREVIOUSLY UNDERTAKEN HOSPITAL.

BE ABLE TO BY THE SOUTH

ABSORB LANTAO

PROVIDING GOP SERVICE

THREE

H

"FURTHERMORE, A VISITING CLINIC DAYS A WEEK IS OPERATED AT TUNG CHUNG CLINIC, MRS WONG SAID.

FOR COMPLICATED CASES WHICH REQUIRED HOSPITAL

MORE SPECIALISED

THE ADMISSION,

PATIENTS WOULD

VIA

OR LAUNCHES

HELICOPTERS AS TUEN MUN HOSPITAL OR PRINCESS

BE

TREATMENT AND POSSIBLE TRANSPORTED FOR FURTHER MANAGEMENT APPROPRIATE TO QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL, MARGARET HOSPITAL.

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HOSPITAL

CURRENTLY

DEPENDANTS, THEIR

'THE DENTAL SERVICE AT SOUTH I. 'AO PROVIDES

ΤΟ TREATMENT

CIVIL SERVANTS EMERGENCY DENTAL TREATMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

"THIS CAN BE ABSORBED BY THE DENTAL SERVICE AND ST JOHN HOSPITAL ON CHEUNG CHAU, SHE ADDED.

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AND

AT ΤΑΙ 0 CLINIC

MRS WONG SAID THE TRAVELLING DISPENSARY WOULD PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE MORE REMOTE PARTS OF THE ISLAND.

BB RETAINED ΤΟ

CATER FOR WORKERS CHEK LAP

WHO

KOK

"THE SERVICES DESCRIBED ABOVE SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO

AND MAKERS, THE NEEDS OF LANTAU RESIDENTS AND HOLIDAY SUSTAIN INJURIES DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FUTURE AIRPORT," SHE SAID.

LANTAO SOUTH

HOSPITAL IN

CHEUNG

SHA AT

HAD PRESENT AND A TRAVELLING

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IN-PATIENT BEDS AND PROVIDED AN A&E, A GOP, DENTAL, DISPENSARY SERVICE, MRS WONG NOTED.

DISTINCTION BETWEEN URBAN AND NT TAXIS TO BE MAINTAINED

THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO INTENTION TO REMOVE THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN URBAN AND NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, BUT THE SECRETARY THE IR OPERATING BOUNDARIES WILL BE KEPT UNDER REVIEW,

COUNCIL FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON DAVID CHEUNG, MR LEUNG SAID NEW TERRITORIES TAXIS WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1976 TO SERVE RESIDENTS ADEQUATELY LIVING IN REMOTE OR RURAL AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES NOT SERVED

AS BY

TO COMBAT FORMS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AS OTHER

WELL ILLEGAL "PAK PAI" OR HIRE CAR ACTIVITIES WHICH WERE PREVALENT AT THAT TIME.

/NT TAXI