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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1994

"THE AUTHORITY ALSO PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL BUSINESS PLAN SETS OUT THE PROPOSED PROGRAMMES AND TARGETS BY WHICH THE PUBLIC MONITOR ITS PERFORMANCE, SHE SAID.

WHICH

CAN

MONEY

IS

"THESE SAFEGUARDS AIM то ENSURE THAT VALUE FOR ACHIEVED BY THE AUTHORITY IN CONDUCTING ITS ACTIVITIES, SHE ADDED.

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HOSPITAL FUND RAISING ORGANISED BY MANAGEMENT STAFF

VARIOUS HOSPITALS

HAVE BEEN

FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES BY ORGANISED BY THE HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT STAFF WITH MINIMAL INVOLVEMENT OF FRONTLINE MEDICAL

FOR HEALTH AND NURSING STAFF, THE SECRETARY WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH

THE WONG, TOLD

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (WEDNESDAY).

IN HER WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MICHAEL HO, WONG SAID FUND-RAISING AND PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES WERE IMPORTANT TO FOSTER A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND TO A CLEAR PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE HOSPITALS CONCERNED.

AND TODAY

MRS

TOOLS

IMPOSE

OF THE

"THESE ACTIVITIES ARE ALSO PART OF THE TRADITION ESTABLISHED BY

HOSPITALS EX-SUBVENTED MANY

AND REPRESENT JOINT EFFORTS HOSPITAL GOVERNING COMMITTEES, BOARDS OF DIRECTORS, LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS AND VOLUNTEERS," SHE SAID.

SHE SAID REFERRING TO THE QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL OPEN DAY, THE PARTICIPATION OF MEDICAL AND NURSING STAFF WAS ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY.

NO SIMILAR ACTIVITY WAS ORGANISED BY QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL EXCEPT FOR THE RECENT PUBLICITY EXERCISE RELATING TO ITS NURSING SCHOOL.

THE CASES,

WORK

INVOLVED

CONSISTED

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MAINLY MRS WONG SAID.

OF

"IN BOTH PREPARATION OF DEMONSTRATION MATERIAL ON SIGNBOARDS,

SMOKING IS DISCOURAGED AT AIRPORT TERMINAL

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THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION IS EXAMINING THE FEASIBILITY OF DESIGNATING THE ARRIVALS HALL AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS IN THE AIRPORT AS STATUTORY NON-SMOKING AREAS.

THE PURPOSE IS TO ENABLE THE NON-SMOKING MAJORITY OF THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY A FRESHER INDOOR ENVIRONMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, SAID IN HIS WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON STEVEN POON KWOK-LIM'S QUESTION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

(WEDNESDAY).

TODAY

AT PRESENT, AREAS WITHIN THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING NOT DESIGNATED AS STATUTORY NON-SMOKING AREAS. THE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTED ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO DISCOURAGE SMOKING THERE.

ARE

HAS

/"THESE MEASURES