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FS MEETS LU PING

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1991

PRESS TO

RESPONSE IN

A ENQUIRIES,

GOVERNMENT

SPOKESMAN TODAY

CONFIRMED THAT A MORNING MEETING HAD BEEN ARRANGED IN SHENZHEN

MR

PING LU TO ENABLE THE NEW FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD (FRIDAY) TAKE

OF A GENERAL DISCUSSION WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL MATTERS OF MUTUAL INTEREST.

TO

ON

-

DHS - A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

VIEWED

IN THE BY RIGHT

SYSTEM HEALTH

(DHS) DISTRICT THE INTRODUCTION OF A

BEEN HAS SERVICES DELIVERY OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC) MANY PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND INTERESTED GROUPS AS A STEP IN THE DIRECTION.

THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR S.H. LEE, SAID THIS TONIGHT (FRIDAY) AT A MEETING OF THE LIONS CLUB OF HONG KONG ISLAND.

DR LEE SAID HONG KONG WAS IN THE PHASE OF REFORMING ITS

BETWEEN IMBALANCE THE AS ΤΟ REDRESS CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM SO HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

HEALTH

THE

"

PHC

'IT IS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S DETERMINATION TO DEVELOP

PROMOTIVE, PREVENTIVE, CURATIVE TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES AS THE BASIS IN ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVE OF HEALTH FOR ALL IN THE WAY AHEAD," HE SAID.

ON DHS, ONE OF THE MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT WORKING PARTY ON PHC, DR LEE SAID: "DHS IS A NEW CONCEPTUAL WHICH THE WHOLE SERVICES UNDER FOR THE DELIVERY OF PHC WOULD BE DIVIDED INTO VARIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL PHC DISTRICTS.

ALL

BY THE FRAMEWORK TERRITORY

EXISTING CLINIC WORK WIDE VARIETY

LINKING TOGETHER "A NETWORK OF CLINICS

THE SAME DISTRICT WILL DEPARTMENT WITHIN FACILITIES OF THE CLOSELY WITH THE HOSPITALS IN THE DISTRICT TO PROVIDE A OF PHC SERVICES.

TO

PRIVATE PUBLIC,

ΤΟ BE DONE

AND IMPROVE

"THERE WILL BE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN DISCUSSING WHAT NEFDS HEALTH IN THEIR OWN DISTRICT,'

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HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SAID DR LEE POINTED OUT THE NEED TO CHANGE THE

THAN THOSE BETTER DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE HEALTH OF THE HONG KONG POPULATION WAS TO BE OF A HIGH STANDARD WITH HEALTH INDICES EVEN IN THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES.

"TUR

SYSTEN EXISTING

PROMPTNESS

IN

AND FLEXIBILITY LACKS RESPONDING TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND IN ADJUSTING SERVICE PRIORITIES.

/"THE COMMUNICATION

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