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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 1991

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THE MADE

INTO TWO WHICH

ELABORATING ON THE DETAILS OF THE REPORT, THE CHAIRMAN OF WORKING PARTY, PROFESSOR ROSIE YOUNG, SAID THE WORKING PARTY HAD A TOTAL OF 102 RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH WERE BROADLY DIVIDED GROUPS: THOSE WHICH BUILT ON EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE AND THOSE REQUIRED A MAJOR REVAMPING OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM OR INITIATED A APPROACH ALTOGETHER.

IN THE LATTER CASE, THE WORKING PARTY HAS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS :

THE

NEW

FOLLOWING

THE DIVISION OF HONG KONG INTO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DISTRICTS NETWORK WITHIN WHICH CLINICS WOULD BE GROUPED TO PROVIDE A

CURATIVE OF PREVENTIVE, PROMOTIVE,

AND REHABILITATIVE THROUGH SERVICES. DISTRICT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION WOULD BE A DISTRICT HEALTH COMMITTEE.

IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE SYSTEM BE INTRODUCED BASIS IN KWUN TONG AND TUEN MUN INITIALLY.

ON A TRIAL

ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATUTORY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

PROVIDE THE MACRO STRUCTURE FOR THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

ΤΟ

AUTHORITY PRIMARY

IT IS PROPOSED THAT THE AUTHORITY SHOULD HAVE SOME DEGREE OF AS ITS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY, HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EXECUTIVE ARM AND INVOLVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

REPLACEMENT IN PHASES OF THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE GOVERNMENT-RUN STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE, WHICH IS

PROMOTION-ORIENTED AND WHICH WILL COVER THAN AT PRESENT.

AND

BY A PREVENTION MORE STUDENTS

OF

OUT-PATIENT

WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICES, INTRODUCTION IN PHASES A NEW POLICY OF FEE-CHARGING CLINICS AS SERVICES ARE IMPROVED.

THAT

AT

GOVERNMENT

SPECIFIC CATEGORIES

OF

IT

IS

PROPOSED

PUBLIC ALLOWED OTHER

PATIENTS

PATIENTS

OF

BE

INCLUDING THE ELDERLY, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND RECIPIENTS

ALLOWANCES SHOULD DISABILITY AND ASSISTANCE

AND THAT PAYMENT SHOULD BE CHARGED, INITIALLY AT A MORE REALISTIC LEVEL AND EVENTUALLY AT COST.

RATES OR EXEMPTED FROM REDUCED

IT WHO CAN AFFORD

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

INCLUDE

STRENGTHENING OF THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, ESTABLISHMENT OF A HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM AND PROVIDING IMPROVING SERVICES AT MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRES BY

CHILDREN AND THE IR PARENTS EDUCATION ORAL HEALTH

TO PRE-SCHOOL ATTENDING THESE CENTRES, AND SO ON.

"IF IMPLEMENTED IN FULL, THE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD YEAR IN 1990/91 PRICES, AN ADDITIONAL $187 MILLION PER EXPENDITURE AND

MILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, $18 ADDITIONAL POSTS WOULD BE REQUIRED," PROF YOUNG SAID.

THE WORKING PARTY HOPES THAT ALL

ΤΟ SEVEN YEARS

AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

IMPLEMENTED WITHIN FIVE

AFTER ACCEPTANCE GOVERNMENT AND EXPECTS SOME TO COMMENCE WITHIN 12 MONTHS.

COST, RECURRENT SOME 550

AT

COULD BE

BY

THE

/THE DIRECTOR