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THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1992

GOVERNOR VISITS KWUN TONG

THE GOVERNOR, LORD WILSON, THIS

(THURSDAY) AFTERNOON VISITED

KWUN TONG TO SEE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES THERE.

LORD WILSON FIRST VISITED THE LAM TIN POLYCLINIC, ONE OF THE SIX INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE RECENTLY INTRODUCED PILOT DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM IN KWUN TONG.

HE WAS MET BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR S.H. LEE, AND WAS BRIEFED ON THE OPERATION OF THE SCHEME UNDER WHICH HONG KONG WOULD BE DIVIDED INTO A NUMBER OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE DISTRICTS.

THERE WOULD BE A NETWORK OF CLINICS IN EACH DISTRICT PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PREVENTIVE, PROMOTIVE, CURATIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.

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THE OBJECT OF THE SCHEME IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES MOST RELEVANT THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY

BY INVOLVING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND THE PRIVATE SECTORS AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY.

LORD WILSON THEN VISITED THE FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE, THE SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC AND THE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINIC BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE LOK WAH NORTH ESTATE.

AT LOK WAH, THE GOVERNOR WALKED AROUND THE MARKET THE PO LEUNG KUK LOK WAH SMALL GROUP HOME FOR CHILDREN FAMILIES.

"IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE HOW PEOPLE WITH RECEIVE HELP THROUGH A SYSTEM INVOLVING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, LORD WILSON SAID.

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"THIS DEMONSTRATES GOOD COMMUNITY SPIRIT AS WELL AS DETERMINATION OF THE GOVERNMENT, WORKING TOGETHER WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, TO LOOK AFTER THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.

AT THE END OF THE VISIT, THE GOVERNOR MET KWUN TONG BOARD MEMBERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS AT A TEA RECEPTION KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE.

DISTRICT IN THE

LORD WILSON WAS

REGIONAL DISTRICT

ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR PAUL WONG; KWUN TONG OFFICER, MR WONG HON-HO, AND KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, LAM HANG-FAI.

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