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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1994

THE

ORDINATING

EDUCATION

CO- "FAMILY TOGETHERNESS DAY" IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE IYF,

OF THE COMMITTEE

FAMILY LIFE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN AND RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A FAMILY TELEMATCH, AN EXHIBITION AND GAMES STALLS.

ALSO

WERE PRESENT

MR THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL

IAN WELFARE, STRACHAN, THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, MR MISS MARIA HUI YIN-FAT, AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, WAN.

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LAND GRANT FOR NEW HOSPITAL

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THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS AGREED THAT A SITE AT NAM FUNG ROAD, WONG CHUK HANG, BE GRANTED BY PRIVATE TREATY TO THE HONG KONG CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION LIMITED (CIHF) FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A PRIVATE HOSPITAL AND TECHNOLOGY EXCHANGE CENTRE ON CONDITION THAT CIHF HAS FINANCIAL CAPABILITY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT.

CIHF IS A NON-PROFIT-MAKING LIMITED COMPANY HONG KONG IN JUNE 1992.

INCORPORATED

IN

ITS OBJECTIVES ARE TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE NON-PROFIT-MAKING PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN HONG KONG; TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH IN MEDICINE, TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND MEDICAL PROCEDURES; AND то TRAIN SURGEONS, NURSES, TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS IN EVERY BRANCH OF MEDICINE.

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISES TWO PHASES. PHASE I WILL BE 280-BED HOSPITAL BUILT AND ACCREDITED TO NORTH AMERICAN HOSPITAL STANDARDS, AS WELL AS MEETING LOCAL STANDARDS.

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IT WILL BE OPERATED AS A TERTIARY REFERRAL CENTRE, WHERE LOCAL DOCTORS CAN REFER THEIR PATIENTS FOR OUT-PATIENT CARE, DAY SURGERY AND IN-PATIENT SURGERY IN ALL MAJOR MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. PHASE I WILL HAVE STAFF OF 682.

PHASE II, COMPRISING A FURTHER 220 BEDS, IS TO BE BUILT SUBJECT ΤΟ THE AGREEMENT OF THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE ΤΟ AN ASSESSMENT OF THE GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR TERTIARY CARE WITHIN 24 MONTHS OF PHASE I OPENING.

ON FULL DEVELOPMENT, THE HOSPITAL WILL HANDLE 30,000 IN-PATIENT ADMISSIONS, 5,000 DAY SURGERY CASES AND 150,000 OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATIONS PER YEAR.

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ED STAFF RECOGNISED FOR GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE

THE

RECENTLY

DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MISS ELAINE CHUNG, PRESENTED STAFF INCENTIVE AWARDS TO THREE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT STAFF FOR THEIR EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

THE THREE WINNERS ARE MR LEE YIK-LOONG, AN ASSISTANT MASTER THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION, MISS NG WAI-KOU, A CLERICAL OFFICER THE BELILIOS PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND MR TSE YUE-LEUNG, A WORKMAN OF ISLAND ROAD GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL.

OF

OF

THE

/THE AWARDS