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Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a radio programme today (October 2):
Reporter: (On the situation of the patient who is waiting for lung transplant.)
Secretary for Food and Health: I have sought to understand the condition of the patient from the doctor in charge this morning. Bleeding on the right side of the patient's lung has temporarily stopped, and the doctor has cleared some of the secretion from the left side of the lung through a bronchoscopic procedure. The patient's overall condition is relatively stable, but she is still in a critical condition. The only hope for the patient is to have a chance of lung transplant.
Reporter: As progress is being made (on the Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme), are you worried about any political pressure you will encounter when reaching consensus with the industry, the Government and LegCo?
Secretary for Food and Health: I believe and I am also optimistic that both the Government and the industry are holding a positive and constructive view towards enhancing the function of private health insurance to supplement whatever mechanism we have in balancing the public and private healthcare services in Hong Kong.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
Ends/Friday, October 2, 2015
Issued at HKT 11:57
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