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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 September 27 (Thursday) at 3.30pm.
HA Board Meetings have been open to members of the public since 1998 to demonstrate the continuous effort of the Authority to enhance its transparency and public accountability. The HA Board holds meetings at regular intervals to discuss major health policy issues which have an impact on the public.
Through these open meetings, the community is 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 at the coming meeting:
- Report on the Consultancy Review on Clinical Governance in Hospital Authority
- Establishment of Strategic Collaborative Relationship with the Ministry of Health Singapore
- Hospital Authority Annual Report 2011-12
- Report on HA's Preparedness for Influenza Pandemic
- Chief Executive's Progress Report on Strategic Priorities
- Cluster Presentation Programme – Hong Kong West Cluster
The meeting 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 meeting discussions.
Members of the public who are interested to attend the coming Board Meeting have to make advance booking by contacting the Secretariat of the HA Board on 2300 6797 during office hours. To facilitate 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 meeting venue, admission tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ends/Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Issued at HKT 11:25
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