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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990

THESE RANGED FROM LACK OF MEDICAL RECORDS AND THE LARGE NUMBER OF PATIENTS TO INEFFICIENT UTILISATION AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS AND RESOURCES, AND INADEQUATE COMMUNICATION WITH FRONT-LINE STAFF.

DR KWOK WAS PLEASED THAT GOOD IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE IN THESE AREAS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ABOUT 20 MONTHS AGO, ADDING THAT HE WOULD LIKE ΤΟ SEE BETTER TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND CAREER STRCTURE FOR GOP DEPARTMENT DOCTORS.

IN HIS CONCLUDING REMARKS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE HKCGP, DR NATALIS YUEN, SAID THERE WAS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE DEVEOPMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG, FOR THE CLOSER LINK BETWEEN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AND FOR BETTER COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND HOSPITAL CARE.

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HE ADDED THAT IT WAS TIME FOR THE MEDICAL EDUCATORS AND AUTHORITY TO REVIEW THE PRESENT MEDICAL CURRICULUM TO SEE IF IT PRODUCED THE KIND OF DOCTORS THE COMMUNITY NEEDED.

DR YUEN CONGRATULATED THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND HIS DEPARTMENT FOR THE VISION AND COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE GOVERNMENT CLINIC SERVICES AND PRAISED DR FABB FOR HIS REPORT WHICH WAS DESCRIBED AS COMPREHENSIVE AND CONCISE.

237 VBP RETURN TO VIETNAM * * * * *

A GROUP OF 237 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) RETURNED ΤΟ VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION

PROGRAMME.

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COMPRISING 84 MEN, 57 WOMEN 45 BOYS AND 51 GIRLS, THE 40TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THEY WERE

SO FAR, A TOTAL OF 5,616 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE HAVE RETURNED

VOLUNTARILY.

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