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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1992

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PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK FOR ROUTE 3 (COUNTRY PARK SECTION) IN HAND AND THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING INVITING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN BUILDING THIS MAJOR TRUNK ROAD, MR LEUNG SAID.

ON THE POSSIBLE RAIL LINK, MR LEUNG SAID THAT WAS BEING CONSIDERED IN THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY WHICH WAS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED VERY SOON,

"IT REMAINS OUR INTENTION TO RELEASE THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STUDY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS EARLY NEXT YEAR, MR LEUNG SAID.

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HEALTH PROGRAMMES FOR BETTER PATIENT CARE

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OF

TOWARDS

HEALTH,

EFFECTIVE PREVENTIVE CARE SERVICES SHOULD BE TARGETED SPECIFIC DISEASES AND SPECIAL CLIENT GROUPS, THE DIRECTOR DR SH LEE, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

ADDRESSING A LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CHAIRMEN OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, DR LEE SAID THE NEW TARGET GROUPS FOR ACTION IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WERE STUDENTS, ELDERLY AND WOMEN.

WAS

THE DIRECTOR SAID THE DISTINCTIVE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH KEALTH EDUCATION AND DISEASE PREVENTION.

HE SAID: "PREVENTIVE

MEASURES ARE KEY CONTRIBUTORS TO OUR

IMPRESSIVE HEALTH INDICES.

HE THEN WENT ON TO OUTLINE THE DEPARTMENT'S FUTURE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMMES AIMING AT PROMOTING BETTER PATIENT CARE.

ON CLINIC PROJECTS, THE DIRECTOR SAID TWO NEW CLINICS IN TUEN MUN AND TIN SHUI WAI AND A NEW MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRE IN NORTH DISTRICT WOULD BE OPENED NEXT YEAR.

NEW X-RAY FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE MADE JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC AND SERVICES IN 11 EXISTING HE ADDED.

AVAILABLE AT TAI PO CLINICS BE ENHANCED,

PRIMARY

HEALTH SERVICE WILL BE INTRODUCED SCHOOL CHILDREN DURING THE FIRST

IN 1994, PHASE OF

A NEW STUDENT COVERING ALL OPERATION.

HOWEVER, AS HONG KONG IS EXPERIENCING AN AGEING OF DR LEE SAID:

POPULATION,

YEARS

"THE TIMELY INTRODUCTION OF A HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE CARE PROGRAMME FOR THE ELDERLY WOULD FULFIL THE GOALS OF ADDING TO LIFE AND LIFE TO YEARS.

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/HE SAID

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