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Authority, with regional committees, to manage all

government and government-subvented hospials. This

bring about a more efficient and

is

expected to bring

rational use of hospital facilities and of staff

resources.

It is intended to form a provisional

Authority

Hospital

in April 1988 to oversee the

legislative and administrative steps necessary for

the formal establishment of the full Authority. The

Authority will have a Hospital Services Department as

its executive arm and a Department of Health will be

formed within the

the Government to concentrate on the

promotion of public health and preventive medical

care. They will replace the present Medical and

Health Department of the government.

It will be

necessary for all staff working under the Hospital

Authority to have common terms and conditions of

service. Ways to achieve this will be considered at

an early stage and consultations on the issues

involved are being held with hospital staff and with

the subvented organisations affected.

(d)

Social Welfare

44.

Although Hong Kong is not a fully fledged

welfare state, the Hong Kong

Government does have

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