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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1994

THE

RATE OF CAESARIAN SECTION OPERATIONS COMPARES

FAVOURABLY WITH OVERSEAS COUNTRIES

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IN PUBLIC

IN 1992/93 AND FOR HEALTH AND

RATE OF CAESARIAN SECTION OPERATIONS PERFORMED HOSPITALS IN HONG KONG WAS 143.11 PER 1,000 BIRTHS 141.33 PER 1,000 BIRTHS IN 1993/94, THE SECRETARY WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

1,000

THESE

FIGURES

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON HUANG CHEN-YA IN

WONG SAID MRS

COMPARED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, FAVOURABLY WITH OVERSEAS COUNTRIES.

THE

"SIMILAR

RESPECT OF PRIVATE INFORMATION IN STATISTICAL HOSPITALS IS NOT COLLECTED FOR THE TIME BEING BUT WE WILL CONSIDER THE SHE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING SUCH INFORMATION FROM THESE HOSPITALS, ADDED.

+

0

TRADING FUNDS HAVE SEPARATE ACCOUNTING ARRANGEMENTS

THE

SECRETARY

THAT ARE

FOR

THE TODAY

TRADING FUNDS OPERATE UNDER ACCOUNTING ARRANGEMENTS

FROM SEPARATE

THE REMAINDER OF GOVERNMENT, TREASURY, MR DONALD TSANG, EXPLAINED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (WEDNESDAY).

THE

FUND

ORDINANCE

SECRETARY CLOSURE, ACCOUNT.

TRADING

CIRCUMSTANCES MAY, ONLY IN CERTAIN EXCEPTIONAL TRANSFER CAPITAL FROM TRADING FUNDS TO THE

PROVIDES

THAT

THE

FINANCIAL SUCH AS GENERAL REVENUE

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON FUNG KIN-KEE'S QUESTION, MR TSANG OWNERSHIP SAID ALTHOUGH THE ASSETS OF TRADING FUNDS REMAINED IN THE OF GOVERNMENT, THEIR CAPITAL, AS A RESULT OF THESE SEPARATE ACCOUNTING ARRANGEMENTS, DID NOT FORM PART OF THE FISCAL RESERVES.

THE THE FISCAL RESERVES REPRESENT THE ACCUMULATED BALANCES OF GENERAL REVENUE ACCOUNT, THE CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND (EXCLUDING THE THE SUSPENSE ACCOUNT), THE LOAN FUND, THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND AND DISASTER RELIEF FUND, THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET GOVERNMENT'S EXPENDITURE.

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