Members of public invited to HA Board Meeting
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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 March 27 (Thursday), at 3.30pm.

    The HA Board Meeting has been open to the public since 1998 to demonstrate the authority's continuous effort to enhance its transparency and public accountability.  The HA Board will hold meetings at regular intervals to discuss major health policy issues which have impact on the public.

    Through these open meetings, the community will be able to better understand 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:

- Hospital Authority Annual Plan 2008/09
- Annual Report of the Public Complaints Committee
- Chief Executive's Progress Report on Strategic Priorities

    The 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 discussions.  Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in the meeting.

    Members of the public who are interested to attend the coming Board Meeting should make advance bookings by contacting the Secretariat of the HA Board at 2300 6797 during office hours.  For 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 of the conference hall, admission tickets will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Ends/Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Issued at HKT 18:01

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