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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
Members of the public are invited to attend the Hospital Authority (HA) Board Meeting to be held on December 16 (Thursday) at 3.30pm.
The HA Board Meeting has been open to members of the public since 1998, to demonstrate the continuous effort of the Authority to enhance its transparency and public accountability. The HA Board will hold meetings at regular intervals to discuss any major health policy issues which have an impact on the public.
Through these open meetings, the community will understand more about the role and functions of the HA Board, as well as the operation and services of the HA and its hospitals.
The HA Board will discuss the following agenda items at the coming meeting:
* Performance Management of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Suppliers
* Chief Executive's Progress Report on Service Priorities.
The meeting agenda and papers will be made available to the public at the meeting. Members of the public are reminded that they attend the Board Meeting only as observers and will not be participating in the meeting discussions. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in the meeting.
Members of the public who are interested in attending the meeting need to make advance booking by contacting the Secretariat of the HA Board at 2300 6797 during office hours. To facilitate booking arrangements, members of the public are advised to provide their name, contact telephone number and correspondence address. In view of the limited seating available in the Public Gallery at the meeting venue, admission tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ends/Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Issued at HKT 13:06
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