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WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1994

OF

OUT-PATIENT

SHE SAID CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVED AN INTEGRATED SPECTRUM MEDICAL SERVICES INCLUDING GENERAL AND SPECIALIST SERVICES, ACUTE CARE, EXTENDED AND HOSPICE CARE.

SERVICE.

IT WOULD NOT BE FEASIBLE TO BREAK DOWN THE EXPENDITURE BY EACH

CITING STATISTICS, SHE SAID THE NUMBERS OF DEATH CASES FOR CANCER PATIENTS WERE 8,832 IN 1991, 9,021 IN 1992 AND 9,311 IN 1993.

IN THE CONTEXT OF DISEASE PREVENTION INCLUDING CANCER, MRS WONG NOTED THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CONDUCTED A WIDE RANGE OF SPECIFIC MEASURES.

ADVICE

THESE INCLUDED PROVIDING HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS AND EXPERT SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, HEPATITIS B VACCINATION, SMEAR SCREENING, DIETARY ADVICE FOR HEART DISEASE AND

PAPANICOLAOU

COUNSELLING FOR SMOKERS TO QUIT.

"THE EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR DISEASE PREVENTION IN GENERAL WAS $370.8 MILLION IN 1991/92, $431.4 MILLION IN 1992/93 AND $496.9 MILLION IN 1993/94, SHE SAID.

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HOS SITE EARMARKED IN QUARRY BAY

THE

GOVERNMENT HAS EARMARKED A 2.55 HECTARE SITE AT QUARRY BAY, FOR A HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME (HOS) PROJECT FOR A POPULATION OF 4,500.

WOODSITE, DESIGNED

AND

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM DR THE HON SAMUEL WONG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

NOTED

THAT THE

PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

WOULD BE

MR EASON COMPATIBLE WITH THE NEIGHBOURING KORNHILL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND HE SAID IT AS THE SITE WAS ALREADY EARMARKED FOR HOS DEVELOPMENT, WOULD NOT BE DISPOSED OF BY PUBLIC AUCTION.

INDIVIDUAL HELD BY IN

HE SAID SINCE IT WAS NOT NORMAL POLICY TO INVITE DEVELOPERS ΤΟ ACCEPT HOS SITES IN EXCHANGE FOR OTHER SITES THEM,

THE GOVERNMENT HAD NOT EXPLORED THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING SO THIS CASE.

(R(B))

MOST OF AND A

CURRENTLY

"RESIDENTIAL (GROUP B)" THIS SITE IS ALREADY ZONED SMALL

HA) IS

ZONED (0.37

ON (GIC)

THE DRAFT QUARRY BAY "GOVERNMENT/INSTITUTION/COMMUNITY"

PART

OUTLINE ZONING PLAN (OZP).

OF IT

THE TOWN REZONE

MR EASON SAID A SUBMISSION WOULD SHORTLY BE MADE TO PLANNING BOARD TO SEEK ITS APPROVAL TO AMEND THE DRAFT OZP TO THE "GIC" PART OF THE SITE ALSO FOR "R(B)" DEVELOPMENT.

/JF APPROVED.