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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1994

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DEPENDENCY ON HOSPITAL SERVICES OF THE SMALLER PEOPLE IN THE GARRISON MEANS THAT IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN THE VERY HIGH QUALITY OF SERVICE 10 WHICH SERVICEMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE ENTITLED.

UNDER THE REVISED MEDICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GARRISON, PRIMARY MILITARY MEDICAL FACILITIES WILL BE ENHANCED THROUGH A GROUP PRACTICE SYSTEM OPERATING ON HONG KONG ISLAND, IN KOWLOON AND EN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

MEMBERS OF THE GARRISON AND THEIR FAMILJES REQUIRING HOSPITAL TREATMENT WILL IN FUTURE OF REFERRED TO, CIVILIAN PRIVATE HOSPITALS UNDER CONTRACT ARRANGEMENTS WITH HEADQUARTERS BRITISH FORCES HONG

LONG.

ALL MATERNITY CASES WILL BE UNDER THE CARE OF CIVILIAN CONSULTANTS, WITH CONFINEMENT IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS.

UNDER THE DEFENCE LANDS AGREEMENT WITH CHINA, THE KING'S PARK SITE IS DUE TO BE PASSED TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR DISPOSAL IN 1997.

HEADQUARTERS BRITISH FORCES WILL NOW NEGOTIATE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AN EARLIER DATE FOR RETURN OF THE HOSPITAL. BUILDINGS. OTHER PARTS OF THE SITE WILL BE RETAINED.

THE BRITISH GARRISON HAS MAINTAINED A BRITISH MILITARY HOSPITAL IN HONG KONG SINCE THE LAST CENTURY, THE PRESENT HOSPITAL AT KING'S PARK WAS BUILT IN 1967.

NAVAL BASIN HOSTS FINAL VISITORS

BEFORE IT IS FINALLY FILLED IN TO BECOME PART OF THE WAN CHAI RECLAMATION, THE NAVAL BASIN AT THE PRINCE OF WALES

FORMERLY HMS TAMAR WILL HOST ITS FINAL VISITOR.

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CENTRAL- BARRACKS

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BASIN ON NAVY'S

THE DESTROYER #MAS BRISBANE WILL. BERTH INSIDE SATURDAY (OCTOBER 8), THUS SECURING HER

AND AUSTRALIAN PLACE IN THE NAVAL HISTORY OF HONG KONG.

VISITING SHIPS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO USE OTHER BERTHS AT THE BARRACKS, BUT WORK ON FILLING THE BASIN ITSELF WILL START SOON.

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HMAS BRISBANE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE FRIGATES HMAS ADELAIDE, HMAS MELBOURNE AND HMAS NEWCASTLE AND THE TANKER SUPPORT SHIP HMAS WESTRALIA. THE FRIGATES WILL BERTH ALONGSIDE THE WEST WALL AND HMAS WESTRALIA ON THE NORTH ARM.

/THE AUSTRALIAN