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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 public function this morning (November 10):

Reporter: (on private hospital packaged service charges)

Secretary for Food and Health: I have explained it is not possible for the application of a preset charge for every patient. For example, under the situation of an emergency admission of a patient, the doctor-in-charge will not be possible to predict in 100 per cent accuracy what procedure and what operation the patient will need to undertake before making an accurate diagnosis.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)

Ends/Sunday, November 10, 2013
Issued at HKT 13:55

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