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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: MR ROGER SIMS MP.

SUGGESTED REPLIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(A) THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH A SECOND MEDICAL SCHOOL, AS PART OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, LINKED TO A NEW TEACHING HOSPITAL TO BE BUILT AT SHATIN. IT IS PLANNED THAT THE SCHOOL SHOULD RECEIVE ITS FIRST PRE-CLINICAL INTAKE OF 60 STUDENTS IN 1981, BUILDING UP TO AN ANNUAL INTAKE OF 100 IN 1983. THIS FIRST GROUP OF STUDENTS WILL GRADUATE IN 1986 AND BECOME FULLY QUALIFIED UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR

INTERNSHIP IN 1987.

IN ADDITION TO THE 1,400-BED TEACHING HOSPITAL FOR THE SECOND MEDICAL SCHOOL AT SHATIN, THERE ARE PLANS FOR A 1,300-BED PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN WEST KOWLOON (TO BE COMPLETED IN 1979). A 1,200-BED HOSPITAL AT THE NEW TOWN OF TUEN MUN (TO BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1983), A 1,000-BED HOSPITAL IN EAST KOWLOON (TO BE COMPLETED IN 1986) AND A 500-BED PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL FOR HONG KONG ISLAND (TO BE COMPLETED

IN THE LATE 1980'S

(B) COMPARATIVE STATISTICS REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF THE FULL-TIME

STUDENT POPULATION ARE:

1966-67

1976-77

1980-81

UNIVERSITY OF

HONG KONG

2066

4029

52640

CHINESE UNIVERSITY

OF HONG KONG

2069

4119

47384

PHONG KONG

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