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The Hospital Authority has developed a framework to ensure professional standards of practice in public hospitals. Within this overall framework, mechanisms of professional accountability, such as clinical guidelines, protocols and procedures as well as regular monitoring, review and evaluation of patient cases and treatment in quality assurance programmes are in place. These mechanisms are applied across all public hospitals in all specialities, including obstetrics. The quality of obstetric service in Hong Kong is reflected in our infant mortality rate of about 4.5 per 1,000 live-births in recent years, a figure which is among the best in the world.

Opening of Route 3 Expressway will not be affected

Following is a question by the Hon Ho Chun-yan and a reply by the Secretary for Works, Mr Kwong Hon-sang, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

It is learnt that on 11 November this year the Environmental Impact Assessment Subcommittee under the Advisory Council on the Environment has discussed the option put forward by the Route 3 Consortium for the disposal of additional excavated materials. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:

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of the Subcommittee's views and suggestions on the option put forward by the Consortium;

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of the number of other feasible options being studied by the Government and the up-to-date progress of such studies; and

whether the scheduled completion date of Route 3 will be affected as a result of the above problem?

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