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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1993

PRESENT FEE ($)

NEW FEE

($)

PERCENTAGE

OF GOVERNMENT

SUBSIDY

(%)

IN-PATIENT (PER BED DAY)

PUBLIC WARD

43

54

97

PRIVATE WARD

1ST CLASS

2,055

2,590

NA

2ND CLASS

1,370

1,730

NA

PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC WARD

1ST CLASS

465

620

NA

2ND CLASS

310

415

NA

OUT-PATIENT (PER ATTENDANCE)

-

GENERAL OUT-PATIENT SPECIALIST OUT-PATIENT

21

29

81

33

36

89

- DRESSING AND INJECTION

9

12

76

- GERIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL

34

44

96

-

- PSYCHIATRIC DAY HOSPITAL

34

44

91

COMMUNITY NURSING (PER VISIT)

GENERAL

34

PSYCHIATRIC

34

44

44

87

96

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE WITH OPTIONS FOR REFORM CONTAINED IN "TOWARDS BETTER HEALTH".

EXERCISE WAS NOT

CONNECTED THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT

ENTITLED PERSONS

-

THOSE

"THE NEW RATES WILL APPLY ONLY ΤΟ WHO HOLD A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD OR A BRITISH PASSPORT.

"PATIENTS NOT HOLDING A HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD OR A BRITISH PASSPORT WILL CONTINUE TO PAY THE FULL COST OF THE MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN ADJUSTED, HE ADDED.

NORTH LANTAU WATERWORKS CONTRACT AWARDED

THE CENTRAL TENDER BOARD HAS APPROVED THE AWARD OF A FURTHER WATERWORKS CONTRACT UNDER THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP).

THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIX KILOMETRES OF LAND AND SUBMARINE WATERMAINS RUNNING FROM ΤΑΙ LAM CHUNG RESERVOIR IN NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES TO TA PANG PO IN NORTH LANTAU HAS BEEN AWARDED TO THE LEIGHTON-LAMA JOINT VENTURE AT A PRICE OF $338 MILLION.

THE WORKS ARE PART OF THE NORTH LANTAU WATER SUPPLY PROJECT TO PROVIDE FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO THE TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT ON NORTH LANTAU AND THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.

CONSTRUCTION WILL START LATER THIS MONTH FOR OCTOBER 1995.

COMPLETION IN

TENDERS WERE

LEIGHTON-LAMA JOINT

RECEIVED FROM SIX PREQUALIFIED VENTURE SUBMITTED THE LOWEST'

TENDERERS AND TENDER OF $338

MILLION.

/THE AWARD