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The Hong Kong Government is also placing high priority on the expansion of technical education and industrial training to support the continuing development of the territory's manufacturing and

service

Two more technical institutes were opened

1986: in the new towns of Sha Tin and Tuen Mun, raising the number

-

industries.

:

in

of fu -time and equivalent places in the seven technical institutes from 9,100 to 13,400. An eighth technical institute will open next

and will provide a further 2,700 places. year

These institutes have

been built

built under the auspices of Hong Kong's Vocational Training Council, which has wide responsibilities for developing and

operating

technical

and

craftsmen and technicians.

industrial training for operatives,

The Council operates two industrial

training

complexes centre

which provide training in the major

industrial skills for

9,000 some

trainees each year.

On the

commercial side, the Council opened two new training centres during the year in the fields of insurance and electronic data processing.

(c)

Medical Services

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In the field of medical and health services work continued on The number of Hong Kong's extensive hospital building programme. beds in government and government-subvented hospitals has risen from 17,000 to 22,000 over the last ten years and is projected to rise to over 27,000. by the end of 1990.

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the

in

A government commissioned report by overseas consultants on management and organisation of hospital services

March.

of its One management of all government and subvented hospitals be vested in a

was

published

recommendations principal

is

that

the

Hospital

Authority to

ensure

the

resources

and facilities and

to

government

hospitals.

efficient

reduce the present

There has been

mixed

most

use

of

overcrowding

staff

reaction to

in

the

proposal from some professional bodies and staff associations, but most opinion expressed so far is in favour of the establishment of a

Hospital Authority,

provided

the

relinquish

its commitment

to

and

resource

feasibility recommendations will be further evaluated in the coming months.

Hong Kong

medical and health services.

implications of

Government

does not

The

the

report's

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