FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1992
THE VISIT IS ONE IN A SERIES WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
THE AIM IS ΤΟ GIVE THE CHINESE OFFICIALS A FIRST-HAND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE GOVERNMENT WORKS AND THE WAY OF LIFE IN HONG
KONG.
THE OFFICIALS WILL BE BRIEFED BY SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON THE STRUCTURE OF THE GOVERNMENT, ECONOMIC AND MONETARY SYSTEMS, DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS, AS WELL AS ON HOUSING, EDUCATION, IMMIGRATION, TRANSPORT, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS.
POLICIES
AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES COMMENDED
FORD, TONIGHT (FRIDAY)
THE DEPUTY TO THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID PRAISED THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES (AMS) FOR MAKING A CONTRIBUTION TO THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY TIMES AND IN EMERGENCIES.
TREMENDOUS IN NORMAL
"YOU GIVE UP YOUR FREE TIME TO HELP. YOU DO SO WILLINGLY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY AND YOU SET A FINE EXAMPLE ΤΟ THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, HE SAID.
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SPEAKING AT AN AMS OFFICERS* MESS DINNER, SIR DAVID SAID AMS WAS LOOKING FORWARD WITH THE REVIEW OF THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AUXILIARY SERVICES.
"BUT WHATEVER ELSE THE REVIEW COMES UP WITH I HAVE NO DOUBT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A CONTINUING AND IMPORTANT ROLE FROM THE AMS.'
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EARLIER, THE COMMISSIONER OF AMS, DR S H LEE, SAID A REVIEW SHOULD BE MADE ON THE AUXILIARY SERVICES' ROLE DURING EMERGENCIES, ACTIVITIES IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTIVE WORK TO COPE WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1950.
"OVER ALL THESE YEARS MANY CHANGES HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE NATURE OF EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS AND THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES OF THE AMS, DR LEE SAID.
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DR LEE ADDED THAT APART FROM PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN PROVIDING FIRST AID SERVICES FOR THE PUBLIC AT* COUNTRY PARKS, BEACHES AND OTHER PUBLIC FUNCTIONS, AMS ALSO HELPED IN THE OPERATION OF METHADONE CLINICS, LIFE GUARD DUTIES AND AMBULANCE SERVICES.
"THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE COVERAGE IN THE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS DETENTION CENTRES IS ANOTHER MAJOR COMMITMENT OF THE AMS,
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DR LEE SAID.
/MEANWHILE, THE
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