HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
18 October 1989
香港立法局——————— 一九八九年十月十八日
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鄭德健議員問:主席先生,鑑於最近三年半中,住戶搬遷津貼的平均增幅是90%,政府可否在 調整同一性質的商戶特惠津貼及住戶特別津貼時,亦參照同樣的增幅?
SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS: Sir, again, as I have mentioned, this
review has already been completed and the details ought to be left to the Housing Authority to deal with.
Bone marrow transplant service
2. DR. IP asked: Will Government inform this Council whether a bone marrow transplant service is available to the public? If not, does Government have any plans to introduce this service and when will it be made available to the public?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Sir, a bone barrow transplant service is expected to be introduced, by the middle of 1990, in Queen Mary Hospital and, subject to the availability of resources, in the Prince of Wales Hospital.
DR. IP: Sir, at present, what happens to patients whose life hinges on the availability of bone marrow transplant but who cannot afford to go abroad for the operation?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Sir, I am afraid at present there is nothing that we can do for them.
DR. LEONG: Sir, will the Administration inform this Council of the projected demand for such services in the future and whether such services could be provided within one hospital?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE: Sir, it is very difficult to project the future demand for this service. On the basis that during the past five years or so the average of deaths known to have been caused by leukaemia stood at around 180 and not all of these cases would have been suitable for bone marrow transplants, we estimate that the potential full capacity of around 120 to
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