TNAG-1136-FCO40-1416-Address-by-Sir-Edward-Youde--Governor-of-Hong-Kong--to-the-L-1982 — Page 107

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In addition, day hospital, placos are provided Peychiatric and geriatric patiente

part. of - thoir rehabilitation programme. An additional 285 paychiatric and 220 geriatric day hospital places will be availablê by 1907, compared with the existing provision of 200 and 75 zospectively.

Furthermore the extension of hospital care into dischargud patients' homes. is achieved by the community nursing service.

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Training

Those expansion

expansion projects require

projects require additional trained

manpower and the Government has anked the UPGC to invite the two universities to plan. for increased intakes into the two modical schoola: from 100 to 140 at the Chinese University and from 150 to 225 at the University of Hong Kong.

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Three Nurboo' Training Schools will bo орой Princess Margaret Hospital, Prince of Wales Hospital anu Baptist Hospital in the next 18 months, thoroby increasing the total training capacity foz nurooo ITOM

from the prosont 1,680 por year to 1,880. A further 960. places will be available by 1987 when new nurses' training schools or extension projects are completed.

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A decision in principle kao alco boon taken by the Government to introduce logislation to control the optical' profession in view of the health risk posed by unqualified persons, especially over the prescription and fitting of contact lenees.

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I must thank Mr Alex Wu and his Working Party for reviewing the law relating to the employment of pharmacista under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance. Their recommendations that the existing enforcement capability should be strengthened, and that improved training facilities should be provided for supporting staff are being considered by the Government, and the training implications considered in conjunction with the Vocational Training Council.

/(e) Education

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