TNAG-0655-FCO40-804-Development-of-medical-and-health-services-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 54

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7 April 1977

Mr Dan Jones (Burnley): To ask 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.

No W44

MR EVAN LUARD

Over the next five years the Hong Kong Covernment plan:

(a) to take steps to ensure the continued absence, further reduction and, where possible, 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 disabilities among infants and to improve arrangements for eyesight and hearing tests in schools;

(d) to establish a central health education unit and three regional health education centres; and

(e)

to improve the organization and standard of health services for workers.