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The Department of Health (DH) today (February 11) announced that 11 Public Holiday Clinics would be open during the Lunar New Year holidays (February 12 - 14) from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm to provide general out-patient services to members of the public.

A spokesman for DH urged members of the public to make full use of DH's Public Holiday Clinics, particularly the extended afternoon sessions, in order to avoid unnecessary queuing at the accident and emergency departments of public hospitals during the holidays.

DH's 11 Public Holiday Clinics are:

Hong Kong Island

* Violet Peel Health Centre --- 1/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai (Tel. 2835 1767)

* Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club Clinic --- 8 Chai Wan Road, Shau Kei Wan (Tel. 2560 0211)

Kowloon

* Kwun Tong Jockey Club Health Centre --- 457 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong (Tel. 2389 0331)

* Robert Black Health Centre --- 600 Prince Edward Road East, San Po Kong (2383 3311)

* Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Polyclinic --- 145 Battery Street, Yau Ma Tei (Tel. 2388 5858)

New Territories

* Lek Yuen Health Centre --- 9 Lek Yuen Street, Lek Yuen Estate, Sha Tin (Tel. 2692 8730)

* Shek Wu Hui Jockey Club Clinic --- 108-130 Jockey Club Road, Shek Wu Hui, Sheung Shui (Tel. 2670 0211)

* Tai Po Jockey Club Clinic --- 37 Ting Kok Road, Tai Po (Tel. 2664 2039)

* Lady Trench Polyclinic --- 213 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan (Tel. 2942 6777)

* Tuen Mun Clinic --- 11 Tsing Yin Street, San Hui, Tuen Mun (Tel. 2459 6401)

* Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre --- 269 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long (Tel. 2476 0221)

Members of the public can obtain details on the Public Holiday Clinics by dialing DH's 24-hour Hotline 2833 0111 or visiting DH's Homepage http://www.info.gov.hk/dh/telephon/gopceshe.htm

End/Monday, February 11, 2002

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