XN000022-1992-02-27 — Page 4

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1992

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NOT INVOLVING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS,

"IN OTHER WORDS IT IS PARTICIPATORY CARE, THE GOVERNMENT, BUT ALSO THE PUBLIC AND SHE SAID.

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SERVICES IN A PROVIDE THE

BETTER COMMUNITY

TO CITE A FEW EXAMPLES, SHE SAID NETWORKING OF

HEALTH DISTRICT

SYSTEM AND OTHER REFORMS WILL

AND

AT CURATIVE SERVICES CO-ORDINATED PREVENTATIVE

LEVEL.

NEXT MONTH AND THERE

OF THE

A PILOT SCHEME WILL START IN KWUN TONG

CLINIC

EXPANSION SERVICES, WILL ALSO BE NEW VACCINATION PROGRAMME FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN AND ADDITIONAL CLINIC EQUIPMENT.

HEPATITIS-B FUNDS TO PURCHASE

MRS WONG ALSO SPOKE ON THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY (HA) OVER MANAGEMENT OF ALL PUBLIC HOSPITALS LAST DECEMBER.

WHICH TOOK

FOR 1992-93, THE HA HAS SOUGHT $10.265 BILLION IN BLOCK VOTES.

IS EARMARKED FOR OF WHICH, $10.035 BILLION $160 MILLION FOR PLANT, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT; AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND COMPUTERISATION.

OPERATING COST; $70 MILLION FOR

GOOD START

TO FORMER SUBVENTED AND HOSPITAL

FOR SERVICES

ΤΟ GET OFF ΤΟ A "THIS WILL ENABLE THEM INTRODUCE MANAGEMENT REFORMS, TO INTEGRATE THE

PUBLIC DEVELOP GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND TO IMPROVED PATIENT CARE," SHE NOTED.

SEEKS

WHICH WELFARE SAID A BILL THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND TO ESTABLISH THE HONG KONG ACADEMY OF MEDICINE IS DUE TO BE INTRODUCED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON MARCH 4

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RAISE ITS OWN FUNDS, WILL PRODUCE THE ACADEMY, WHICH WILL MEDICAL SPECIALISTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG PEOPLE.

OF $10

IS MILLION "BUT A GOVERNMENT GRANT INDICATION OF OUR SUPPORT FOR THIS WORTHWHILE PROJECT.

PROPOSED AS

AN

COMMITTEE THESE

"THIS IS SUBJECT TO SEPARATE APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND IS NOT YET OF. THE

IN INCLUDED

ESTIMATES, MRS WONG SAID.

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NEW SWD PROJECT FUNDINGS FOR 92/93 FISCAL YEAR

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO SPEND A TOTAL OF BILLION IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR.

$6.144

OVER $170

11 PER CENT) THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF $625 MILLION (OR

FOR THE APPROVED ESTIMATE THE

CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, OR MILLION (2.8 PER CENT) OVER THE REVISED ESTIMATE.

/THE ACTING