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MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1994

DR ROSE ONG

HEALTH CONSULTANT IN PRIVATE PRACTICE: NEWSPAPER HEALTH

COLUMNIST

MRS PONG TSO SHING YUK, ALICE NURSE TUTOR: CHAIRMAN, HONG

KONG SOCIETY FOR NURSING

EDUCATION

MRS TSANG LAU KIT PING, ALICE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; CHAIRMAN, HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS

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DR HOMER TSO WEI KWOK PRIVATE DENTIST;

PAST PRESIDENT, HONG KONG DENTAL

ASSOCIATION

* DR PETER YUEN POK MAN

HEALTH ECONOMIST;

SENIOR LECTURER, DEPARTMENT

OF

MANAGEMENT, HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

OF

THE TOT MEDICAL IN THE

IN WELCOMING THE MEMBERS TO THE 1994/96 SESSION ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GOVERNMENT ON DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH AND

WONG SERVICES, MRS

SAID THE CHALLENGE IN THE

LIED FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF PATIENT SERVICES, WITH CLOSE HOSPITAL EFFECTIVE INTERFACE BETWEEN PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES AND

AND LARE.

"IN THE CONTEXT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE BEING PARTICIPATORY

PARTICIPATION, BOTH IN DEVELOPMENT OF A CO-ORDINATED HEALTH STRATEGY AND IN MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, SHE SAID.

CARE, OUR EMPHASIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON ENCOURAGING PUBLIC

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"AT THE SAME TIME, WE MUST CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OUR MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ΤΟ MERT THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY AND TO FACILITATE GREATER CHOICE OF SERVICES FOR PATIENTS.

"OUR TARGET IS TO ACHIEVE HEALTH FOR ALL IN THE YEAR 2000,' MRS WONG STATED.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF HMDAC ARE:

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BEARING IN MIND THE OBJECTIVES OF GOVERNMENT

THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, TO KEEP UNDER REVIEW THE GENERAL LEVEL OF HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY; AND

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HAVING REGARD TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE AVAILABILITY OF MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES, TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT, THROUGH THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND THE INTERFACE BETWEEN HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SERVICES.

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