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Public funded dental services

The following is a speech by Dr the Hon Leong Che-hung and a reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

With regard to dental services financed by public funds, will the Administration provide this Council with the annual breakdwon in respect of the following areas in the past five years :

(a)

(b)

overall expenditure;

expenditure on direct services;

(c) expenditure on staff training;

00000

(d)

expenditure on public education; and

(e)

the staff establishment and strength by major ranks for providing such services.

Reply:

The annual breakdown of dental services financed by public funds in the

four years is as follows:

past

Approve d

Estimate

1992-93

$M

1993-94 $M

1994-95 $M

s

(Note 1)

1995-96 SM

(a) overall expenditure

258.2

298.9

334.6

361.8