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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1992

THE PROVISION IS UPDATED AND REVISED AS NECESSARY BASED ON THE PREVAILING WORKLOAD AND THE TREND OF DEMAND FOR SERVICES IN DIFFERENT HOSPITALS.

MRS WONG ALSO SAID THE HA WAS ITSELF DEVELOPING A SYSTEM TO FACILITATE AND COMPLEMENT THE POLICY OF DECENTRALISATION OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY TO INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS; THE STRATEGY AND TARGETS FOR INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS; AND THE ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS REQUIRED TO MEET DEFINED STANDARDS OF SERVICES.

AS REGARDS FUNDING, MRS WONG SAID THE HA HAD FLEXIBILITY AND AUTONOMY IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF FUNDS.

IN

SHE SAID: "IT MAY RETAIN SAVINGS; IT MAY ADJUST PRIORITIES THE BETTER PERFORMANCE OF ITS FUNCTIONS; IT MAY SUBMIT PROPOSALS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ANNUAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION EXERCISE.

"ANY REQUEST FOR FUNDING BY THE AUTHORITY IS CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF COMPETING DEMANDS."

THE

VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR TAIWANESE UNDER REGULAR REVIEW

THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE VISA FOR TAIWAN VISITORS REGULARLY AND TO CONSIDER FURTHER AND SIMPLIFYING THE PROCEDURES.

REQUIREMENTS STREAMLINING

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR ASPREY SAID THE PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUE

TO TAIWAN VISITORS HAD BEEN SIMPLIFIED.

TAIWAN VISITORS MAY NOW OBTAIN ONE-YEAR OR VISIT PERMITS, WHICH ALLOW THEM TO STAY FOR UP то VISIT.

HOWARD YOUNG IN

OF VISIT PERMITS

TWO-YEAR MULTIPLE 14 DAYS ON EACH

THE NUMBERS OF VISITORS FROM TAIWAN IN THE PAST THREE YEARS WERE 1.13 MILLION IN 1989, 1.34 MILLION IN 1990 AND 1.29 MILLION LAST YEAR.

HOWEVER, THE SECRETARY SAID THE NUMBER OF TAIWAN VISITORS TRANSITTED HONG KONG DURING THE SAME PERIOD WAS NOT KNOWN BECAUSE TRANSIT PASSENGERS DID NOT HAVE TO PRESENT THEMSELVES FOR IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE.

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