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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990

AS

PLANS SHOULD BE MADE FOR THE SUGGESTION THAT REGARDS

1990S, MR IMPORTING LABOUR FOR LARGE-SCALE CAPITAL PROJECTS IN THE

SEPARATE SCHEME YEUNG SAID QUOTA HAD IN FACT BEEN SET ASIDE UNDER A SPECIFICALLY INTENDED FOR AIRPORT-RELATED WORKS.

"APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS THIRD SCHEME WILL NOT BE REQUIRED COMPETE WITH THE TWO GENERAL SCHEMES THAT I HAVE JUST DESCRIBED, SAID.

TO

HE

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THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO REFORM MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICE

TO MEDICAL GOVERNMENT IS IN PURSUIT OF MAJOR REFORMS THE HEALTH SERVICES BY A THREE-PRONGED APPROACH, THE ACTING SECRETARY HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON HELEN YU, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING

AT

AND

FOR

BE

HEALTH

ON ACHIEVED CARE AND

THE

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S RESUMED DEBATE GOVERNOR'S POLICY SPEECH, MRS YU SAID THE REFORMS WOULD THROUGH

HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, THROUGH THE THROUGH THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.

PRIMARY

ROLE KEY

IN MRS YU SAID THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY WILL PLAY A

NOW IN PROVIDING HOSPITAL SERVICES, AND THE FINAL PREPARATIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HAND FOR ITS FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT AS EARLY AS YEAR.

ITS

PRINCIPAL

OFFICERS WILL ALL BE IN POST

NEXT

MONTH,

SHE

SAID.

MRS YU SAID THIS

WAS A

MAJOR STEP TOWARD HEALTH SERVICES

REFORM.

THE AUTHORITY IN AND, ABOVE

FIRM IN OUR RESOLVE TO FACILITATE "WE ARE INTEGRATING PUBLIC HOSPITALS, MAXIMISING VALUE FOR MONEY ALL, IMPROVING PATIENT CARE.

ADVICE

"IN ACHIEVING THESE OBJECTIVES, THE AUTHORITY WILL HAVE FROM A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY INTERESTS.

"IT, WILL HAVE DUE FLEXIBILITY AND AUTONOMY IN OPERATION,

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SHE

SAID.

MRS YU SAID THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT AND DETERMINATION ALONE WOULD NOT SUFFICE.

"WE NEED THE SAME DEDICATION AND DILIGENCE FROM OUR MEDICAL AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

/"IN THIS