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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 26 (Thursday) at 3pm.
HA Board Meeting is 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 will hold meetings at regular intervals to discuss major health policy issues which have impact on the public.
Through these open meetings, the community would be able to understand more about 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 in the coming meeting:
* 2012/13 Hospital Authority Annual Report;
* Cluster Presentation Programme - Developing a Culture of Staff Engagement in New Territories East Cluster;
* Management of Patients with Gender Identification Disorder;
* Hospital Authority Patient Satisfaction Survey; and
* Chief Executive's Progress Report on Strategic Priorities.
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 at 2300 6797 during office hours. To facilitate booking arrangements, members of the public are advised to provide their name and contact telephone number. The limited seating available in the Public Gallery of the meeting venue will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Ends/Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Issued at HKT 15:15
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