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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1993

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SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME TO BE REPLACED

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THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME WHICH PROVIDES ECONOMICAL MEDICAL CARE TO STUDENTS THROUGH THE PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, WILL SOON BE ABOLISHED AND BE REPLACED BY THE STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID.

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG WAI- YIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS WONG EXPLAINED THAT THIS FOLLOWED THE ABUSE OF THE SCHEME AND THE CHANGE WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

ON HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, THE SECRETARY SAID THERE WAS LITTLE JUSTIFICATION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING SYSTEM BY A BODY SIMILAR TO THE SCHOOL MEDICAL SERVICE.

"THE PRESENT SYSTEM PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY то MEET LOCAL CONDITIONS, SHE SAID.

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"IT ALLOWS PATIENTS A WIDE VARIETY OF CHOICE AND WORKS WELL."

MRS WONG ALSO SAID SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AT PUBLIC HOSPITALS AND CLINICS WERE HIGHLY SUBSIDISED.

IN ADDITION, VARIOUS CONCESSIONARY MEDICAL SCHEMES HAVE BERN INITIATED AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL BY DIFFERENT CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS TO MEET LOCAL NEEDS AND SUCH SCHEMES HAVE OPERATED VERY SMOOTHLY.

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FALSE SHOP ALARMS EFFECTIVELY TACKLED

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THERE HAS BEEN A GENERAL DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS NUISANCE FROM ALARM SYSTEMS IN SHOPS SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF A PROVISION IN THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE TO TACKLE FALSE ALARMS FROM SHOPS.

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THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, WOODHOUSE IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON CONRAD LAM KUI-CHUN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE PROVISION PROVIDES THAT ANY PERSON WHO HAS CONTROL OF AN INTRUDER ALARM SYSTEM IN ANY PREMISES SHOULD PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT AUTOMATIC DEVICE TO CAUSE ALL AUDIBLE ALARM SIGNALS TO CEASE WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF ITS ACTIVATION.

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'ALARM OWNERS ARE GENERALLY CO-OPERATIVE AND WILLING SUCH AUTOMATIC DEVICES, 11 MR WOODHOUSE SAID.

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ANY PERSON WHO CONTRAVENES THIS SECTION WILL BE LIABLE FINE OF $5,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE MONTHS.

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TURNING TO FALSE VEHICLE ALARMS, HE SAID THERE WERE NO SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS AGAINST THEM.

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