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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1993

THE DISCLOSURE SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CORPORATION, AND THE MEMBER SHALL NOT WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIRMAN TAKE PART IN ANY DELIBERATION OF THE CORPORATION WITH RESPECT ΤΟ

THAT CONTRACT AND SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT VOTE ON ANY QUESTION CONCERNING IT.

MR EASON SAID THE OPERATIONS OF THE LDC WERE CLOSELY MONITORED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

IN THE CASE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE LDC ORDINANCE SETS OUT CLEARLY THAT MEMBERS SHALL NOT, WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIPMAN, TAKE ANY PART IN ANY DELIBERATION OF THE CORPORATION WITH RESPECT ΤΟ THE PARTICULAR CONTRACT OR MATTER AND SHALL NOT IN ANY EVENT VOTE ON ANY QUESTION CONCERNING IT.

MR EASON SAID THE PUBLIC COULD LODGE COMPLAINTS REGARDING DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST WITH THE CHAIRMAN, LDC OR THE SECRETARY PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS.

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"ANY SUCH COMPLAINTS WILL BE INVESTIGATED HAVING REGARD TO THE LDC ORDINANCE AND THE NEED TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS IN THE CONDUCT OF LDC'S BUSINESS," HE SAID.

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WAITING TIME FOR PATIENTS STIPULATED

PATIENTS ATTENDING GOVERNMENT CLINICS FOR TREATMENT OF EPISODIC ILLNESSES ARE GIVEN APPOINTMENTS AT THE CLINICS AND ARE ATTENDED ΤΟ WITHIN ONE HOUR OF THE APPOINTMENT TIME.

AND PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES ARE GIVEN ADVANCED APPOINTMENTS FOR FOLLOW-UP AND ARE SEEN WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF THE APPOINTMENT TIME.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, DR SH LEE, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

PATIENTS

DR LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE MAXIMUM WAITING TIMES FOR AT GOVERNMENT CLINICS HAD ALREADY BEEN STIPULATED AND PUBLICISED AS A PERFORMANCE PLEDGE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

THE DEPLOYMENT OF STAFF AT GOVERNMENT CLINICS WAS KEPT UNDER REGULAR REVIEW BY THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND ADJUSTED AS NECESSARY ΤΟ MEET SERVICE NEEDS, HE ADDED.

OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS, THE AVERAGE DAILY NUMBER OF PATIENTS ATTENDING GOVERNMENT CLINICS WAS 13,046, REPRESENTING ABOUT 15 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS ATTENDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OUT- PATIENT CLINICS.

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