Estimates-1964 — Page 225

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1,171

New posts

Supernumerary Staff

1 Director of Medical and Health Services

3 Principal Medical and Health Officers

1 Assistant Hospital Secretary

2 Clerks

1 Storekeeper

5 Nursing Sisters

2 Almoners Class II

1 Almoner Class III

Existing posts deleted

1 Assistant Director of Medical and

Health Services

1 Supervisor and Training Officer for

Health Nurses

3 Nursing Sisters (Psychiatric)

4 Medical and Health Officers

2 Dental Surgery Assistants

1 Dietitian

1 Midwife

1 Dispenser

2 Physiotherapists

526

* Approved by Special Warrant during the year.

† Intra-departmental transfers.

A proportion of the new and deleted posts in the Hospital Orderly and Amah grades listed above represents, not additions to or reductions in the overall establishment, but adjustments between classes in accordance with the approved ratio. This also applies to the additional post of Senior Medical and Health Officer and the deleted post of Medical and Health Officer shown under Queen Mary Hospital.

Medical Headquarters

One post of Executive Officer has been provided to cope with increasing establishment work.

Queen Mary Hospital

The Nursing Sister is required to deal with increased work in the Blood Bank and in the Casualty Department. The other additional staff are required in view of increasing pressure of work at this Hospital.

Kowloon Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital

August, 1963,

The additional staff have been provided in view of the expected opening of this Hospital in

Other Hospitals, Clinics and Services

The additional staff listed under this section are provided for the setting up of night clinics in areas where the numbers of patients demand increased facilities, for the staffing of new clinics and to enable increasing commitments to be met.

Other Charges Annually Recurrent increase by $2,801,200. The opening of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in August, 1963, as well as the expected completion of a number of new projects during 1963-64, is responsible for this increase which is mainly reflected in the following subheads (the additional provision being shown in brackets): Fuel, light and power ($920,000), Drugs and dressings ($500,000), Radiology sub-depart- ment ($251,600), Medical instruments and surgical equipment ($150,000), Provisions ($1,020,000), Stores and equipment ($320,000), and Transport ($115,000).

HEAD 49 - MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

Estimate 1963-64

Revised estimate 1962-63 . Approved estimate 1962-63

$23,690,200

22,535,000

19,969,200

18,211,779

Actual expenditure 1961-62

The revised estimates for 1962-63 show a net increase of $2,565,800 over the approved estimate for the year. The principal items causing this increase were:- an interest free loan of $2,000,000 to the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Loan Fund for issue of loans to farmers in the New Territories who suffered as a result of Typhoon Wanda; an additional $700,000 revoted from 1961-62 for Coinage Expenses; and $1,400,000 for Transport of Government Officers. The increases were partly offset by a decrease of $1,400,000 under Quartering Hostel, hotel and private tenancy expenses.

The net increase in recurrent votes for 1963-64 of $2,517,000 is mainly due to increases of $1,750,000 for Transport of Government Officers and $700,000 for Quartering. Under Special Expenditure, provision of $1,700,000 is included under Coinage expenses to cover, mainly, orders for additional 50 cent and 10 cent coins.

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