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in East Kowloon are expected to open next year. In addition a
third floating clinic will serve outlying areas.
96.
It is your Government's intention to concentrate future provision
of clinic services in the New Towns and in outlying areas where there are
fewer private medical practitioners. Our plans involve almost doubling
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the present number of consulting rooms from 254 to 486, and achieving a
ratio of 7.6 consulting rooms per 100, 000 population by 1990 compared
to 5.4 at present.
97.
The implementation of the programme outlined above would depend
not only on priorities within the Public Works Programme and budget,' but
also the supply of professional staff; doctors, nurses and paramedicals.
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On present forecasts, and particularly in regard to doctors there will`
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be a shortfall, even on existing standards, let alone improved ones. It
is therefore rather doubtful that this expansion of services can all be
completed by 1990 as recommended by the Advisory Committee. Nevertheless,
if overcrowding is to be eliminated, we must press on up to the limits of
building and staffing capacity. 98.
A special unit headed by a senior consultant has recently been set
up in the Medical and Health Department with specific responsibility for
manpower development and to consider ways and means of increasing the supply
of doctors in the public sector. At the same time the UPGC is being asked
to advise on the possibility of increasing intake to the medical schools,
and efforts to recruit from overseas will also be intensified.
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