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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1991

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HIGH POPULATION DENSITY, HAVING REGARD TO OF OTHER FORMS OF RELEVANT SERVICES FOR THAT DISTRICT.

THE

AVAILABILITY YOUNG PEOPLE IN

AT

PRESENT, THERE ARE 24 OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK TEAMS IN

THE

TERRITORY.

OF

TSUEN

PO,

MONG

THREE TONG;

IN ARE DEPLOYED IN KWUN THESE, FOUR WAN/KWAI TSING; TWO EACH IN WONG TAI SIN, KOWLOON CITY, SHAM SHUI TUEN MUN AND SHA TIN; AND ONE EACH IN YAU MA TEI/TSIM SHA TSUI,

AND SOUTHERN кок, YUEN LONG, CENTRAL AND WESTERN, WAN CHAI, EASTERN DISTRICTS,

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CONCLUSIONS EXPECTED EARLY NEXT YEAR ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY REVIEW

THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THAT THE CURRENT REVIEW OF

TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY IS EXPECTED TO REACH CONCLUSIONS IN THE EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON SAMUEL

WONG, MRS CHAN SAID GOVERNMENT'S AIM WAS TO ESTABLISH A SOUND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN WHICH A DIVERSE RANGE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES COULD DEVELOP AT COMPETITIVE PRICES BOTH IN THE INTERESTS OF DOMESTIC AND BUSINESS CONSUMERS AND IN ORDER TO SUPPORT HONG KONG'S ROLE AS A MAJOR REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF TRADE AND FINANCE.

"IT IS THE

INTENTION ΤΟ SEEK THE VIEWS OF LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS BEFORE FINAL DECISIONS ARE TAKEN ON THE OUTCOME OF THE REVIEW, MRS CHAN SAID.

PLANS AFOOT TO IMPROVE HOSPITAL BEDS PROVISION IN NT EAST

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HOSPITAL HOSPITAL CASE OF

A CONTINGENCY PLAN DOES EXIST IN THE PRINCE OF WALES (PWH) FOR THE TRANSFER OF EMERGENCY CASES TO QUEEN ELIZABETH AND FOR RESCHEDULING EXAMINATION OF NON-EMERGENCY CASES, IN FAILURE OF THE CT SCANNER THERE, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY

(WEDNESDAY},

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EFFICIENT PATIENT MANAGEMENT, THE IMPACT ON SERVICE IS MINIMISED, SHE SAID, ADDING THAT CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE PROVISION OF NECESSARY EQUIPMENT TO MEET PATIENT NEEDS.

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