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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994

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HEALTH SERVICES IN TIN SHUI WAI ADEQUATE

WRITTEN IN

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON TANG SIU-TONG AND A REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS KATHERINE FOK, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION: CURRENTLY,

APPROXIMATELY

OF HEALTH THE

TIN SHUI WAI ALREADY HAS A POPULATION

AND YET THERE IS ONLY ONE 100,000

OUT-PATIENT SERVICE IN PROVIDING DAYTIME CENTRE DISTRICT. IN VIEW OF THIS, WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :

IS

IN

(A) WHAT IS THE DAILY QUOTA FOR OUT-PATIENT SERVICE AT THE

TIN SHUI WAI HEALTH CENTRE AND WHETHER SUCH QUOTA SUFFICIENT TO CATER FOR THE NEED OF THE RESIDENTS THE DISTRICT; AND

(B)

WHETHER THE

GOVERNMENT

HAS ANY

PLAN TO

INTRODUCE

EVENING OUT-PATIENT SERVICE AT THE CENTRE; IF SO, WHEN WILL SUCH SERVICE COMMENCE; IF NOT, WHY NOT?

REPLY:

(A)

(B)

AT THE

NOT

THE DAILY QUOTA FOR OUT-PATIENT CONSULTATION TIN SHUI WAI HEALTH CENTRE IS 215. THIS QUOTA IS

THE UTILISED.

EXISTING ALWAYS FULLY

LEVEL OF PROVISION OF SERVICE IS CONSIDERED ADEQUATE. NEVERTHELESS, THE SITUATION IS BEING CLOSELY MONITORED

ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE

AND APPROPRIATE

WHERE

NECESSARY.

HEALTH

WELL

THE PROVISION OF EVENING OUT-PATIENT SERVICE FOR A DISTRICT OR REGION IS DEPENDENT ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING UTILISATION OF EXISTING SERVICES, AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MEDICAL AND SERVICES IN THE VOLUNTARY AND PRIVATE SECTORS AS AS OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS. AS EVENING CLINIC SERVICE LONG IS ALREADY AVAILABLE IN TUEN MUN CLINIC AND YUEN JOCKEY CLUB HEALTH CENTRE, THERE IS AT PRESENT NO PLAN ΤΟ INTRODUCE EVENING OUT-PATIENT SERVICE AT SHUI WAT HEALTH CENTRE.

THE TIN

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