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retirement in the public interest, death and resignation. Of the senior grades (1-4) approximately 3 per cent. were retired prematurely in the public interest.
Hong Kong
Mr. Dan Jones asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further progress is expected over the next five years in the provision of preventive health service in Hong Kong.
Mr. Luard: Over the next five years the Hong Kong Government plan:
(a) to take steps to ensure the continued absence, further reduction and, where pos- sible, eradication as appropriate of a number of communicable and other diseases;
(b) to increase the number of health centres for mothers and children;
(c) to introduce a comprehensive scheme for the early detection of disabili-
ties among infants and to improve arrangements for eyesight and hearing tests in schools;
(d) to establish a central health educa- tion unit and three regional health educa- tion centres; and
(e) to improve the organisation and standard of health services for workers.
Mr. Dan Jones asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give figures to show how the increase of hospital beds in Hong Kong over the past three years and the coming five years.
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Mr. Luard: The Hong Kong Govern- ment's plans include the following:
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(a) the completion of three major hospitals, a further five clinics, one health centre and three poly-clinics by 1983-84;
(b) the regionalisation of medical and health services to ensure a more efficient use of hospital beds and other facilities;
(c) the establishment of a dental training school and a second medical school by 1980 and 1981 respectively;
(d) the completion of a third nurse training school by 1981; and
(e) the opening, as necessary, of additional methadone maintenance and detoxification clinics for the treatment of drug addicts.
Central African Publie Offices Agreement
Mrs. Kellett-Bowman asked the Secre-
tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs if he will take steps to ensure that the obligations to pensioners of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasa- land under Articles 8(1) and (2) and 10(1) and (3) of the Central African Public Offices Agreement, dated 27th May 1964, a copy of which has been sent to him, and which was signed on behalf of Her Majesty's Government, are honoured.
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Mr. Rowlands: Responsibility for the lies with the Central African Pensions remittance of pensions under Article 8(1)
Agency. It is for the successor Govern- ments of the constituent territories of the Mr. Luard: The information requested Federation to honour obligations under is as follows:
Articles 8(2) and 10(1) and (3).
Year 1974
1975
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1976
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1977
1978
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1979
1930
1981
No. of hospital beds available
17,645 18,056 19.004
19,063
20,003
20,083
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21,508 21.608
Mr. Dan Jones asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the plans for expanding and improving the existing medical ser- vices and introducing new services to meet the changing demands of the community in Hong Kong.
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Banabans
Mr. Warren asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he will offer a cash settle- ment to the Banaban community; how much money he proposes to offer; and if interest will accrue on the sum because of the delay by his Department in pro- ducing proposals.
Mr. Luard: As I made clear in my Answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Handsworth (Mr. Lee) on 26th January, we have been actively considering with the partner Governments of Australia and New Zealand certain proposals to help the Banabans secure
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