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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1993

AND

HAS

HAVE

HE

FIRST, I ABOUT THE

IN

PEKING

LET ME JUST TOUCH ON TWO POINTS THAT THE HONOURABLE MEMBER MADE I KNOW WHAT A CONCERN FOR A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME TO THESE TALKS SHOWN AND WHAT A INTEREST IN THE TALKS HE HAS SHOWN, ATTEMPTED TODAY TO AVOID BREACHES OF CONFIDENTIALITY TALKS AND I GUESS THERE'S BEEN A LOT MORE CONFIDENTIALITY BREACHED THE COLUMNS OF ONE OR TWO NEWSPAPERS WHICH ARE QUITE CLOSE TO

I THINK THAT THERE HAVE BEEN IN HONG KONG THAN I'VE MANAGED TODAY.

OFFICIALS MORE BREACHES OF CONFIDENTIALITY IN THE WORDS OF ONE OR TWO

I COULD HAVE MADE RATHER ON THE CHINESE SIDE THAN I HAVE SHOWN TODAY.

ONE ON

OR TWO ISSUES IF ARGUMENTS

I HAD BROKEN MORE POWERFUL CONFIDENTIALITY. SO LONG AS THE TALKS ARE CONTINUING AND SO LONG

THEN WE MUST TALKS,

ABIDE BY FOR THE

AS

MUCH IS HOPE

WE CONFIDENTIALITY AS POSSIBLE. IF THE TALKS WERE TO BREAK DOWN THEN

AS HONEST A WAY AS WOULD HAVE TO SET OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN POSSIBLE, BUT I THINK THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS WHY WE CAN'T DO WHILE THE TALKS ARE STILL CONTINUING.

THERE

THE

AS

THAT

OF AN HONOURABLE MEMBER ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I WAS AFRAID AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT MIGHT INVOLVE CHANGING SOME OF MY '92 PROPOSALS. WELL WE'VE ACTUALLY SUGGESTED AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, WITH CRITICISM FROM A NUMBER OF HONOURABLE MEMBERS HERE, CONDITIONAL CHANGES IN THOSE

WOULD LIKE I '92 PROPOSALS.

NOT AFRAID OF AN AGREEMENT, I'M AGREEMENT. I WOULD LIKE AN AGREEMENT MORE THAN ANYTHING HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS TO REACH AN AGREEMENT. AGREEMENT, I DO NOT THINK THAT HISTORY WILL RECKON THAT AGREE IS BECAUSE OF LACK OF SINCERITY ON THE SIDE OF HONG KONG OR THE SIDE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

AN

ELSE.

WE

IF THERE IS FAILURE

NO

TO

ON

THE PRESIDENT: IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDING ORDERS I NOW ADJOURN SITTING UNTIL WEDNESDAY 8TH DECEMBER, 1993.

THE

ANNUAL HOSPITAL AND CLINIC FEES ADJUSTMENT

* * * *

THE FEES

CHARGES AND

AT PUBLIC HOSPITALS

MANAGED

BY

THE

HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND GOVERNMENT CLINICS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WILL BE ADJUSTED WITH EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THIS ROUTINE EXERCISE TO REFLECT RISING COSTS.

WAS A

THE FEES FOR GOVERNMENT CLINICS AND FORMER GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS WERE LAST REVISED

SUBVENTED ON APRIL 1, 1992 AND THOSE FOR FORMER HOSPITALS ON JUNE 1, 1992.

AND

"THE SAME LEVEL OF HEAVY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY IS MAINTAINED,

WHO ARE IN FEE

OR WAIVER IS AVAILABLE TO THOSE PATIENTS REMISSION GENUINE HARDSHIP AND CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE NEW CHARGE FOR ATTENDANCE AT GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE

FROM $21 TO $29; THAT ADJUSTED

OUT-PATIENT AT SPECIALIST CLINICS FROM $33 TO $36; AND THAT FOR A BED IN A PUBLIC WARD FROM TO $54.

THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE NEW FEES AND CHARGES ARE:

$43

/PERCENTAGE