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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1991

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"UNDER THE DHS, DR LEE SAID, "ALL THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES

BE INTEGRATED WITHIN A DISTRICT WILL

INTO A

AND NETWORK

PLANNED ACCORDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL POPULATION.

HE STRESSED THE MAKING THE DHS A SUCCESS.

SAID.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN

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"THE MOTTO OF THE DEPARTMENT IS PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH, DR LEE

"THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION FROM THE COMMUNITY, THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, THE HOSPITALS AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES IN THE DISTRICT,

ΤΟ WE CAN LOOK FORWARD

FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SERVICES AND STANDARDS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

TO HAVE

THE

INDIVIDUAL

REFERRING TO THE CENTRE'S GENERAL OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT, DIRECTOR SAID IT WAS THE DEPARTMENT'S FIFTH GOPD MEDICAL RECORDS.

HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF SELF-CARE AND HEALTHY LIFE STYLE IN THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES WOULD HAVE A BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH, AND THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ALL ILLNESSES.

"THESE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, NOW ONLY PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES, WILL BE EXTENDED TO PATIENTS WITH OTHER CHRONIC ILLNESSES IN THE FUTURE, HE ADDED.

TH

ALSO PRESENT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, AND THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR TAI KUEN.

THE MADAM YUNG FUNG SHEE HEALTH BUILDING. IT PROVIDES GENERAL OUT-PATIENT, NURSING, DENTAL AND OPTHALMOLOGY SERVICES.

CENTRE IS A FOUR-STOREY FAMILY

COMMUNITY HEALTH,

0

SHEUNG SHUI FIRE STATION OPENS

RESIDENTS OF SHEUNG

SHUT

WERE TODAY (TUESDAY) DURING FIRE AND OTHER BETTER PROTECTION AND SERVICES FOLLOWING THE OPENING OF THE SHEUNG SHUT FIRE STATION.

CLUB

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ASSURED EMERGENCIES

OF

JOCKEY SPEAKING AT THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE FIRE STATION AT

THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER GARDEN) ROAD

TSUI LAT (NEAR

"IN ORDER ΤΟ KEEP PACE WITH (HEADQUARTERS), MR PETER CHEUNG, SAID:

LAST JUNE ΤΟ DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA, A NEW STATION WAS COMPLETED

EFFECTIVE FIRE REPLACE THE OLD STATION TO PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT AND SERVICES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

A

AREA IN THE NORTHERN NEW TOWN FLOURISHING

"SHEUNG SHUI, WHICH USED TO BE A RURAL

HAS BECOME PART OF THE

TERRITORIES, WITH NUMEROUS HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS AND A SHARP INCREASE IN POPULATION.

NEW

"TODAY, IT