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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:
The Hospital Authority announces that its general out-patient clinics, specialist clinics including physiotherapy and occupational therapy, geriatric day hospitals and psychiatric day hospitals will close upon the issue of Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 by HK Observatory. Out-patients are advised to make a new appointment after the cancellation of the Signal No. 8. Accident & Emergency services at hospitals will remain normal.
If the signal is cancelled after 2:00 pm, clinic and day hospital services will not be resumed. However, the Evening general out-patient clinics will be resumed gradually within two hours after the cancellation of signal. If the signal is not cancelled at 6:00pm, evening clinics will remained closed.
Ends/Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Issued at HKT 06:53
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