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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1993

HE SAID THE THAI AUTHORITIES WERE STILL CONDUCTING THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO THIS INCIDENT.

**THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS REQUESTED A COPY OF THEIR INVESTIGATION FINDINGS ONCE COMPLETED, MR ASPREY SAID.

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POLICY ON PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE CLINICS UNDER REGULAR REVIEW

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LETTING, HOUSING

PROVISION,

PUBLIC PLANNING,

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY KEEPS THE POLICY ON THE

CONTROL AND REPROVISIONING OF MEDICAL CLINICS IN ESTATES UNDER REGULAR REVIEW, THE SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, MR TONY EASON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR EASON SAID THE MOST RECENT CONDUCTED IN LATE 1992.

REPLYING TO A

QUESTION

IN THE REVIEW WAS

AUTHORITY BALLOTING

"AS A RESULT, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ICAC, THE DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO ALLOCATE NEW AND VACANT PREMISES BY THROUGH THE ESTATE DOCTORS ASSOCIATION, SUBJECT TO IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BALLOTING SYSTEM AND STRICTER TENANCY CONTROL OVER THE

MR EASON SAID.

THE CLINICS,

OPERATION OF

THE INSTITUTION OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS SEEMED TO HAVE VERY LITTLE FEEDBACK SO FAR, MR EASON ADDED.

ATTRACTED

HA TO HAVE RESOURCES TO RUN AMBULANCE SERVICE

HOSPITAL

SUFFICIENT RESOURCES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE ALTIKORITY (HA) TO ENABLE IT TO TAKE UP THE NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE IN STAGES FROM THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT (FSD).

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY. WHEN REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON LEONG CHE-HUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MR ASPREY SAID THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WOULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN SOMB COST SAVINGS AS THIS SERVICE DID NOT REQUIRE THE HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF, THE SPECIALISED VEHICLES AND THE SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY PROVIDED BY THE FSD.

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IT IS PROPOSED TO USE PART OF THESE SAVINGS TO EXPAND PARAMEDICAL SERVICES OF THE FSD TO UPGRADE THE STANDARD OF ON-THE-SPOT CARE PROVIDED FOR PATIENTS IN EMERGENCIES.

THE SECRETARY SAID THE HA WOULD MAKE ITS OWN ARRANGEMENT TO RECEIVE, AND TO RESPOND TO, NON-EMERGENCY CALLS FROM ITS PATIENTS.

THE FSD'S COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL CENTRE WILL MAINTAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL OF AMBULANCES FOR EMERGENCY CALLS AND REMAINING 10 PER CENT OF NON-EMERGENCY CALLS.

/HA'S PATIENTS

ITS

THE