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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1991

THOUGHTS

FOR EXAMPLE, THE MDAC HAS GIVEN CONSIDERED AND USEFUL

HEALTH CARE TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY

SUB-COMMITTEE. THE GOVERNMENT HAS AND THE MDAC'S DENTAL

RECENTLY ACCEPTED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TWO REPORTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN PHASES.

THE COMMITTEE HAS ALSO INITIATED A SPECIAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPICE CARE IN HONG KONG AND ADVISED ON THE INITIAL STRATEGIES AND TARGETS FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT.

IN ADDITION, THE MDAC HAS ADVISED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOSPITAL STANDARDS TO ENSURE IN THE LONG TERM THE PROVISION OF QUALITY HOSPITAL SERVICES IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS.

NEW ON INFIRMARY BEDS, THE COMMITTEE HAS RECOMMENDED A

INFIRMARIES WILL NOT BE TURNED DIRECTION WHICH ENSURES THAT DUMPING GROUNDS

ELDERLY BUT

BE WILL

REHABILITATION,

FOR

FRAIL

POLICY

INTO

CENTRES

FOR

HAS BEEN

INSTRUMENTAL

MRS WONG ALSO NOTED THAT THE COMMITTEE IN ESTABLISHING THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AIDS.

"IN BRIEF, THE MDAC HAS BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED IN MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE SO VITAL FOR THE TIMES WE NOW LIVE IN.

"I LOOK TO THE RECONSTITUTED BODY FOR ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND ON YOU IN INSPIRATION IN FUTURE IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE HAVE RELIED THE PAST," MRS WONG ADDED.

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR RAIL CORPORATIONS WORKS WELL

THE CORPORATIONS,

BROAD

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR

TWO RAILWAY WHICH OBVIATES UNDUE GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT AND

RESPONSE PROMOTES EFFICIENT

TO

CONDITIONS MARKET

AND CUSTOMER THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL

THE

DEMANDS, HAS WORKED WELL, LEUNG, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

CITY LIONS CLUB, MR SPEAKING AT THE LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE

THE LEUNG SAID

1990 WHITE PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY LAID DOWN

TRANSPORT GOVERNMENT'S BASIC PHILOSOPHY THAT PUBLIC

SERVICES SHOULD BE OPERATED ON PRUDENT COMMERCIAL PRINCIPLES.

INVOLVEMENT

AND

MAIN OBJECTIVE

WAS

DIRECT GOVERNMENT HE SAID THERE WAS MINIMUM CERTAINLY NO GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY, ADDING THAT THE TO FACILITATE SPEEDY RESPONSE TO MARKET CHANGES.

/MR LEUNG