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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31,

1990

"IN THIS CONTEXT, I AM ENCOURAGED BY THE DOCTORS IN SHARING OUR VISION FOR REFORM. HEALTH CARE COLLEAGUES ARE EQUALLY COMMITTED,'

WITH

ENTHUSIASM OF THE

I HAVE FAITH THAT OUR OTHER

SHE SAID.

CONVICTION AND COOPERATION FROM ALL, MRS YU SAID, A IMPROVED PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM WITH HIGHER STANDARDS OF SERVICE SOON BE A REALITY.

MUCH

WILL

AS THE MRS YU SAID AS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HAD BEEN ACCEPTED

"HEALTH MOST COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS TO ACHIEVE THE WHO'S OBJECTIVE OF

DISEASE PREVENTION FOR ALL BY THE YEAR 2000", HEALTH EDUCATION AND WOULD REMAIN OUR PRIORITIES.

ן

SHE

MAPPING OUT A "THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IS

IT WILL REPORT IN TWO MONTHS, BLUEPRINT FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. SAID.

FOR

WITH THE INAUGURATION OF THE ACADEMY OF MEDICINE NEXT YEAR, MRS

CENTRE OF OWN

EXCELLENCE YU SAID, HONG

CAN BOAST ITS KONG ADVANCEMENT AND SPECIALISATION IN MEDICAL TRAINING.

THE THIRD COMPONENT OF OUR STRATEGY FOR HEALTH SERVICES WILL THEN BE IN PLACE, SHE SAID.

REFORM

A NEW THE

ACTORS

MRS YU SAID THESE MAJOR INITIATIVES TOGETHER WOULD SET SCENE FOR HEALTH CARE IN HONG KONG AND WE MUST GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM.

PAPER.

"NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO REWRITE THE SCRIPT

IT IS TIME FOR ACTION,

THROUGH A WHITE

++

SHE SAID.

GOVERNMENT SEEKS WAYS TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICE

*

THE

GOVERNMENT

WILL

LOOK FOR WAYS

TO IMPROVE

QUANTITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES AND TO OFFER GREATER

HELEN THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

QUALITY

AND CHOICE,

YU,

SAID

ON THE

SET ITS THE CHALLENGE OF

SPEAKING AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S RESUMED DEBATE GOVERNOR'S POLICY SPEECH, MRS YU SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SIGHTS HIGH AND CAST ITS VISION FAR IN RISING TO CHANGE FOR BETTER SERVICE.

FUNDING.

WE WILL

IN SO

"WE WILL IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF ADJUST OUR SERVICES TO MEET CHANGING COMMUNITY ASPIRATIONS. DOING,

WE WILL BEAR IN MIND THE NEEDS OF ALL, BE THEY RICH OR POOR, OR FROM SANDWICH CLASS'," SHE SAID.

+

/MRS YU

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