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The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority. Please arrange immediate announcement and repeat at regular intervals:
The Hospital Authority (HA) announces that as the Hong Kong Observatory has announced that Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 will soon be cancelled, the 18 Designated Clinics and the seven Special Assessment Centres set up by HA, the general out-patient clinics, specialist clinics including physiotherapy and occupational therapy; geriatric and psychiatric day hospitals will resume service gradually within two hours after the warning signal was cancelled.
Patients who have obtained appointment for the Designated Clinics and Special Assessment Centres today shall attend consultation as scheduled.
For those General Out Patients who have made a booking by phone for yesterday evening clinics need to make a new appointment through the telephone booking system one hour after the cancellation of the Signal No. 8.
Ends/Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Issued at HKT 06:06
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