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Hospital Authority

(Specialist Out-patient)

1994/95

1993/94

1995/96

KA

$

$

$

Staff cost Drug cost

231

270

296

68

73

80

Other charges (including

41

43

46

laboratory expenses and

other supporting services)

340

386

422

Range of services to divorcing couples

**

Following is a question by the Hon Choy Kan-pui and a written reply by the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Will the Goverment inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

(c)

of the number of divorce cases in the territory in the past three years, and the breakdown by year of the number of cases involving women from mainland China and other overseas countries, together with the country of origin of those women from overseas;

of the breakdown by year of the number of people under the age of 18 affected by parental separation in the divorce cases mentioned in (a) above; and

whether the relevant departments provide counselling and assistance to the affected parties in divorce cases and their family members?