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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1993

AFTER ALLOWING FOR THE INCREASE IN CONSUMER PRICES BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1991 AND SEPTEMBER 1992, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN SEPTEMBER 1992, AS COMPARED WITH THAT IN SEPTEMBER 1991, INCREASED BY 4.3% FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, 1.1% FOR THE WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, AND 1.8% FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, SEPTEMBER 1992 AND THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES ON CONSTRUCTION SITES, SEPTEMBER 1992.

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THEY ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT $14 A COPY AND $9 A COPY RESPECTIVELY THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS SALES CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON THE 19TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING OPENS

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC), WITH ITS STRONG EMPHASIS ON HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASES PREVENTION AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE, REQUIRES FROM NURSES KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS MUCH MORE SOPHISTICATED THAN OFFERED BY BASIC NURSING TRAINING.

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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PROFESSOR ROSIE YOUNG, SAID THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL WAS AN IMPORTANT EVENT FOR BOTH THE NURSING PROFESSION AND FOR THE HEALTH FIELD.

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PROFESSOR YOUNG NOTED THAT THE NATURE OF WORK FOR PHC NURSES DIFFERED FROM THAT FOUND IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING.

"AT PRESENT, ALL OUR NURSES UNDERGO BASIC TRAINING IN NURSING SCHOOLS ATTACHED TO HOSPITALS, SHE SAID.

"HOWEVER, AS OUR HEALTH SYSTEM BECOMES MORE SOPHISTICATED IN ORDER ΤΟ COMBAT THE GROWING COMPLICATIONS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS, ADVANCED TRAINING HAS ALSO BECOME A MUST FOR OUR HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL.

PROFESSOR YOUNG NOTED THAT THE WORKING PARTY ON PHC FOUND IN ITS REVIEW CONDUCTED TWO YEARS AGO THAT THE POST-BASIC TRAINING IN HEALTH NURSING WAS INSUFFICIENT.

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WE THEREFORE RECOMMENDED THAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SCHOOL SHOULD BE URGENCY, PROFESSOR YOUNG SAID.

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