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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1991

HOWEVER, HE POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG WAS ENTERING A

ERA

OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH REFORMS FOLLOWING THE TAKING OVER OF THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS BY THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY IN DECEMBER AND THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ON ITS STRATEGY TO DEVELOP PHC.

"THESE CHANGES WILL REDRESS THE IMBALANCE BETWEEN HOSPITAL AND

PHC AND ENSURE GOOD INTERFACE BETWEEN THEM, DR LEE SAID.

EARLIER IN THE DAY, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BRADBURY SPECIALIST CLINIC IN TSEUNG KWAN 0, THE DIRECTOR SAID PHC WAS PARTICIPATORY CARE WHICH NEEDED SHARED COMMITMENTS AMONG THE GOVERNMENT, INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

TO THIS END, HE NOTED THAT SUPPORT, CO-OPERATION AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF ALL SECTORS CONCERNED WERE ESSENTIAL FOR THE SUCCESS OF HONG KONG'S HEALTH SERVICES.

'COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PHC REQUIRES A GOOD COMMUNICATION CHANNEL AMONG THE PARTIES CONCERNED SUCH AS HEALTH TEAMS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, HOSPITALS AND CLINICS," DR LEE SAID.

"IT IS THROUGH SUCH COMMUNICATION CHANNELS THAT THE LOCAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND NEEDS CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND THE GOVERNMENT BE ASSISTED TO SET THE RIGHT TARGETS AND PRIORITIES TO IMPROVE HEALTH AT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVEL,' HE ADDED.

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RS CALLS FOR SUPPORT IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS * * * * * *

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PAUL

SHAM SHUI PO RESIDENTS KAM-CHIU, THIS (SATURDAY) EVENING URGED ACTIVELY SUPPORT COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

WONG

ΤΟ

CEREMONY

OF

THE

SHAM

MR WONG MADE THE APPEAL AT THE OPENING SHUI PO DISTRICT FESTIVAL '91 AT THE HONG KONG COLISEUM.

HE NOTED THAT THE THREE-TIER ELECTIONS HELD EARLIER

OPEN POLITICAL

THE SYSTEM IN

TERRITORY HERALDED A MORE PROVIDED MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN AFFAIRS.

THIS YEAR

AND HAD COMMUNITY

"RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY LEVELS AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS, HE SAID.

AFFAIRS AT

DIFFERENT

MR WONG ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS

TO

TAKE

FESTIVAL WHICH AIMED AT FOSTERING A BETTER SENSE

LOCAL RESIDENTS

AS

WELL AS

ENHANCING

PART

PARTICIPATION

OF BELONGING AMONG

THE IN

DISTRICT

IN COMMUNITY

AFFAIRS.

/"THESE FESTIVAL