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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1993

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"A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND EFFORTS HAVE BREN DEDICATED TO ACHIEVE MANAGEMENT TRANSFER AND REFORMS, SHE ADDED.

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AS OF MARCH 31, 1992, 54 PER CENT OF THE 34,000 ELIGIBLE STAFF OPTED FOR HA EMPLOYMENT TERMS, INCLUDING 93 PER CENT OF FORMER SUBVENTED HOSPITAL STAFF AND 30 PER CENT OF CIVIL SERVANTS.

MRS WONG SAID A "DETERMINED START" HAD ALSO BEEN MADE ON MANAGEMENT REFORMS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF EIGHT CANDIDATE HOSPITALS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THESE REFORMS AND THE SETTING UP HOSPITAL GOVERNING COMMITTEES TO ENHANCE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PUBLIC HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT.

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ADDITIONALLY, A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY HAS BEEN FORMULATED THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF SERVICE DELIVERY.

ALTHOUGH THE YEAR 1991/92 HAS BEEN A PRODUCTIVE AND DYNAMIC ONE FOR HA, THE SECRETARY NOTED THAT MUCH REMAINED TO BE DONE TO PREPARE THE PUBLIC HOSPITAL SYSTEM FOR THE CHALLENGES POSED BY THE AGEING POPULATION, RAPID ADVANCEMENT OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND RISING CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS.

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GREATER COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY, THE AUTHORITY WILL BE ABLE TO RESPOND SWIFTLY ΤΟ CHANGING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND DEPLOY RESOURCES WITH FLEXIBILITY TO THOSE IN NEED, SHE SAID.

RAILWAYS ANNUAL REPORTS TABLED

THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON KY YEUNG, TABLED THE ANNUAL REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (MTRC) AND KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION (KCRC) FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 LAST YEAR IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE MTRC REGISTERED A NET PROFIT EVEN WITHOUT ANY CONTRIBUTION FROM PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

THE TOTAL NET PROFIT WAS $403 MILLION, COMPARED WITH $67 MILLION IN 1991.

"THIS FIRMLY PLACES THE CORPORATION ON ITS WAY ΤΟ ELIMINATE ACCUMULATED LOSSES, NOW REDUCED TO $3.06 BILLION," MR YEUNG SAID.

FOR KCRC, INCLUDING INCOME FROM PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, ITS NET PROFIT WAS $526 MILLION, 17 PER CENT HIGHER THAN 1991.

A DIVIDEND OF $150 MILLION WAS PAID TO THE CONSIDERING KCRC'S LONG-TERM CASH FLOW REQUIREMENTS NEEDS.

GOVERNMENT AFTER AND INVESTMENT

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