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Supplementary to Question No. 6 in the

Legislative Council on 10 July 1985

Mr. So asked in Cantonese:-

閣下,

請問沙田怎可以

怎可以形容

形容

個人

稠密

的地區

2

(The following is the interpretation of what Mr. So asked.)

Sir, how can Sha Tin be considered as a densely populated area?

Director of Medical and Health Services:- Sir, according to our population

figures in 1985, the population in Wong Tai Sin numbers 435,330 and we would

all agree that Wong Tai Sin is a populated area. The figure that I have for

Sha Tin is 323,390, and furthermore, Sir, whereas there are four day-clinics

in Wong Tai Sin, Sha Tin is only served by two day-clinics, the Lek Yuen Health

Centre, and the Sha Tin Clinic and Maternity Home and there is evidence that

these day centres are under a new pressure and there are indications for an

evening clinic to be established in Sha Tin.

Mrs. Chow:

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Sir, I note in the Director of Medical and Health Services'

answer that evening sessions will be introduced in the last quarter of this

year but subject to availability of resources.

Now being only about three or

four months away from the last quarter of this year, one would have thought

that the availability of resources for this quarter would have been studied.

Would he please ensure that there should not be any hindrance there due to

non-availability of resources and that we will be seeing these evening clinics

installed in the last quarter of the year?

Director of Medical and Health Services:- Sir, our planned date for the

introduction of these two clinics at the same time is October this year.