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Applementard to Question No 5/

in Meeting on 22.6.88

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MR. HO SAI-CHU (in Cantonese):

the first to paragraph

With reference to/ parag

of the Secretary's answer, will the Government inform

this Council whether the waiting time of 167 days for

medicine and 164 days for paediatrics are unduly long?

obstetrics Moreover, the average waiting time for

etegy and

medicine can be days and 83 days respectively, which

is about two to three months. Are they also unduly long?

Before the new projects are completed in 1996, will there be any interim measure to improve the situation?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Sir, many of these

waiting times are longer, of course, than we would wish,

but given the position that I explained later in my answer

often

that acute cases are dealt with in many cases immediately,

exde

and that anyone who is in danger of life and limb is seen

by a specialist elinic in a very short time. the Director

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of Medical and Health Services considers that the position

is acceptable if not ideal. As regards the

second part of Mr. HO's question, the various hospital

projects to which I refer will come on stream throughout

the period between now and 1996, so there should be a

steady improvement throughout that period.

MR. POON CHI-FAI (in Cantonese):

in

Sir, has the Administration

which patients' condition has

collated any information on case

cases which

deteriorated due to the long waiting time or patients have

even died in the course of waiting? If not, will the

Administration collate such information to understand such