Borrison/hk-legicost huggingface dataset:
根據衞生署的數字，截至2016年年底，相對於香港有14,013名註冊西醫，香港也有9,956名註冊中醫師為病人服務。
According to the figures from the Department of Health as at the end of 2016 while there were 14 013 registered medical practitioners in Hong Kong there were also 9 956 registered Chinese medicine practitioners in Hong Kong serving the patients
政府可否考慮如何善用現有的人力資源呢？
Can the Government consider how to make good use of the existing manpower resources?
中醫藥是我國國粹之一，歷史源遠流長，香港人對中醫藥是相當熟悉而且有信心的。
Chinese medicine is one of the highest achievements of our country and has a very long history . Hong Kong people are very much familiar with it and have faith in it
我國的憲法第二十一條提到："國家發展醫療衞生事業，發展現代醫藥和我國傳統醫藥"；根據《基本法》第一百三十八條，香港特別行政區政府有自行制定發展中西醫藥和促進醫療衞生服務的政策的權力。
Article 21 of the Constitution of our country says The state develops medical and health services promotes modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine . And according to Article 138 of the Basic Law the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region SAR shall on its own formulate policies to develop Western and traditional Chinese medicine and to improve medical and health services
無論是國家憲法或《基本法》，均提到中醫藥的重要性，所以，我希望特區政府能更重視中醫藥。
No matter in the countrys Constitution or in the Basic Law the importance of Chinese medicine is also mentioned . Hence I hope that the SAR Government can attach greater importance to Chinese medicine
香港目前沒有中醫醫院，除了私人執業的中醫診所外，受公帑資助的中醫普通科門診服務，只是由醫院管理局、非政府機構和本地大學以三方協作模式經營的中醫教研中心提供。
At present there is no Chinese medicine hospital in Hong Kong . Apart from the Chinese medicine clinics with services provided by private practitioners Chinese medicine general outpatient clinic services being funded by the Government are only provided by the Chinese Medicine Centres for Training and Research CMCTRs operated under the tripartite cooperation of the Hospital Authority HA non - governmental organizations and local universities
這些中醫教 研中心在全港18區各有1間，在2017年，全年的求診人數達至120萬，歷年來不斷增加。
There is one CMCTR in each of the 18 districts . In 2017 the number of patients reached 1.2 million and is growing year on year
由此可見，這些服務深受市民歡迎。
We thus see that these services are well received by the public
2018-2019年度，醫管局獲得624億元撥款，但是，同期預留以支付中醫教研中心營運開支的款項僅為1億1,200萬元，而且這筆撥款更要支付毒理學參考化驗室的管理和運作、中醫藥的質量保證和中央採購工作、促進以"循證醫學"為本的中醫藥發展和提供這方面的培訓，以及提升和管理中醫醫療資訊系統等。
In 2018 - 2019 HA can obtain 62.4 billion . But during the same period only 112 million is earmarked for the operation of CMCTRs and that sum of money will also be used for the maintenance of the Toxicology Reference Laboratory quality assurance and central procurement of Chinese medicine herbs development and provision of training in evidence - based Chinese medicine and enhancement and maintenance of the Chinese Medicine Information System
衞生事務委員會於4月30日就中醫教研中心的角色和運作召開公聽會，在公聽會上，列席官員對於在1億1,200萬元中，有多少錢是直接用於前線的中醫師身上，未能提供明確的答覆。
On 30 April the Panel on Health Services held a public hearing on the role and operation of CMCTRs . At that public hearing the public officers attended were unable to provide a definite reply to the question of how much from that 112 million is directly used on the frontline Chinese medicine practitioners
這些中醫教研中心不屬於公營醫療系統的範疇，所提供的服務因為不是醫管局的常規服務，所以獲得的資助只是醫管局開支的0.2%，實屬九牛一毛。
These CMCTRs are not a part of the public health care system . Since their services are not regarded as the regular services of HA their amount of subsidy is as minimal as 0.2 % of HAs expenditure and is just a drop in the bucket
所以，為達致收支平衡，那些中醫師向我們投訴，他們每天也要"跑數"。
These Chinese medicine practitioners complain to us that in order to balance the books they have to speed up consultation to meet the quota
有中醫組織表示各級醫師每天診症人次平均達到25人，甚至高達48人以上，要對每位病人都有足夠時間"望、聞、問、切"，可謂極具挑戰。
A Chinese medicine organization says that the average number of patients for various levels of Chinese medicine practitioners per day is 25 and the number of patients can be more than 48 . It is thus highly challenging for them to give enough time in diagnosis by ways of observation listening history taking and pulse taking
香港其實不乏中醫人才，除了3間大學每年培訓約80名中醫，內地30間中醫院校並沒有收生人數限制，每年有數百名港生在內地接受中醫培訓。
In fact Hong Kong is not short of Chinese medicine practitioners . Apart from three universities from which 80 Chinese medicine students graduate each year there are 30 Chinese medicine hospitals on the Mainland which do not have limit on the number of Chinese medicine students . Every year a few hundred students from Hong Kong receive Chinese medicine training on the Mainland
在2013-2014年度，本地學生到內地修讀中醫科學位有470人之多，是3間大學畢業生的6倍。
In 2013 - 2014 there were as many as 470 local students six times the number of graduates from three universities taking undergraduate degree courses in Chinese medicine on the Mainland
由此可見，每年有500名新中醫師加入市場。
We thus see that every year 500 new Chinese medicine practitioners will enter the market
雖然有那麼多中醫師，但18間中醫教研中心只聘請400名中醫師，佔本地註冊中醫師的4%，其中258名是本港中醫藥學位課程的畢業生。
Despite the large number of Chinese medicine practitioners the 18 CMCTRs only hire 400 Chinese medicine practitioners only 4 % of local registered Chinese medicine practitioners and among them 258 are graduates of local degree courses in Chinese medicine
進修中醫藥的學生，一般在完成3年訓練後，便要離開中心進入私營市場創業，人手泛濫導致惡性競爭，有時候甚至有中醫捲入騙案，打擊港人對中醫的信心。
Students pursuing further studies in Chinese medicine will usually have to leave CMCTRs after three years of training and then practise in the private market . But the large number of practitioners leads to unhealthy competition and sometimes there are fraud cases involving Chinese medicine practitioners which dampen Hong Kong peoples confidence in them
為加強中醫藥在基層醫療的角色，讓中醫分擔公營醫療系統的負荷，我提出修正案，希望政府做到以下3點。
In order to strengthen the role of Chinese medicine in primary health care so that Chinese medicine can share the burden of the public health care system I propose an amendment in the hope that the Government can fulfil the following three points
如果中醫業正式加入公營醫療系統，很多人也可以得益，而這18間中心也可擺脫自負盈虧的限制，獲得更多公帑，中醫師便能有較好事業發展，不用面對惡性競爭，更 不愁沒有進修的機會。
If Chinese medicine can be formally incorporated into the public health care system many people can be benefited . If these 18 CMCTRs can be free from the self - financing restriction they may obtain more public funding . Without any malignant competition Chinese medicine practitioners can also have better career development and ample opportunities for further studies
很重要的是，代理主席，你也知道公務員很希望獲提供中醫服務，但是，政府往往表示因為醫管局沒有中醫服務便不向他們提供。
There is one very important point . Deputy President you may also be aware that civil servants long for the provision of Chinese medicine service but they are often denied the service by the Government on the grounds that HA does not provide Chinese medicine service
所以，如果中醫藥可以納入公營醫療系統，除了可提高中醫藥業的水平，讓受培訓的中醫師有較多出路外，亦可讓公務員有較多基層的醫療服務。
Hence if Chinese medicine can be incorporated into the public health care system while the standard of Chinese medicine industry can be enhanced and Chinese medicine practitioners can have better career prospects civil servants can also enjoy more primary health care services
我感到很高興，行政長官在今年的施政報告建議設立5億元專項基金。
I am very glad that the Chief Executive has suggested setting up a dedicated fund of 500 million in the Policy Address this year
雖然基金能夠幫助中藥業的發展，但仍然忽略中醫的需要。
Although the fund can help the development of Chinese medicine it still neglects the needs of Chinese medicine practitioners
因為很多公務員也表示，因公受傷例如跌打損傷等情況根本無須到醫管局，如果有中醫照顧他們，便可以減輕醫管局的壓力。
Because according to many civil servants it is actually unnecessary for them to seek service from HA for some occupational injuries related to falls and fractures . If there are Chinese medicine practitioners taking care of them HAs pressure can be relieved
很多市民亦表示，例如患上感冒也無須到急症室，如果有中醫協助他們，例如服用中藥等，根本亦可減輕醫管局的龐大壓力。
Many people also say that it is unnecessary to seek AE services for influenza cases . Patients can choose to take Chinese medicine prescribed by Chinese medicine practitioners who can help ease the tremendous pressure borne by HA
世界衞生組織為基層醫療作出的定義為：市民以可負擔的費用，使用的基本衞生保健服務。
The World Health Organization defines primary health care as essential health care services made accessible to the people at costs they can afford
基層醫療是社區使用醫療的最前線，但根據衞生署的資料，現時約有70%的基層醫療診症服務由私營市場提供，公營基層醫療反而成為配角。
Primary health care is the frontline medical service available in the community . But according to the information supplied by the Department of Health about 70 % of primary health care consultation service is now provided by the private market while public primary health care is sidelined instead
根據醫院管理局發布的"公立醫院服務高峰期重點數據"，在2018年1月醫管局各聯網下的內科住院病床佔用率高達111%。
According to the Public Hospital Key Statistics during Service Demand Surge released by the Hospital Authority HA the medical inpatient bed occupancy rate of all HA hospital clusters came to as high as 111 % in January 2018
香港的公營醫療系統面對巨大壓力是不爭的事實，造成現時的局面有很多因素，政府一直沒有正視基層醫療服務，加強市民對疾病的預防及護理，是公營醫院負荷不斷增加的其中一個原因。
The public health care system in Hong Kong is definitely facing tremendous pressure . Factors leading to the present - day situation under which public hospital workloads grow incessantly are plentiful and one of them is the Governments failure to face squarely the need for primary health care services to strengthen peoples knowledge in the prevention and care of diseases
事實上，政府早於1990年已開始籌建基層醫療系統，公布了《基層健康服務工作小組報告書》，2008年成立基層醫療工作小組，2010年又成立基層醫療統籌處。
As a matter of fact the Government began to prepare for building up a primary health care system in as early as 1990 with the publication of the Report of the Working Party on Primary Health Care . Subsequently the Working Group on Primary Care was established in 2008 and the Primary Care Office in 2010
在今年度的施政報告，特首再提出成立基層醫療健康發展督導委員會，規劃及制訂基層醫療發展藍圖。
In the Policy Address this year the Chief Executive talked about establishing a steering committee on primary health care development to plan and draw up a development blueprint for primary health care services
奇怪的是，政府的報告出了又出，委員會一再成立，但至今仍然是紙上談兵，整個基層醫療發展拖拖拉拉了近30年。
What is weird is that despite the release of one government report after another and the setting up of one committee after another the development of primary health care remains stuck on the drawing board as at today with the entire development dragged out for 30 years
除了成立基層醫療健康發展督導委員會，施政報告還建議由食物及衞生局在葵青區設立地區康健中心。
Apart from establishing a steering committee on primary health care development the Policy Address further suggested the Food and Health Bureau set up a district health centre in Kwai Tsing District
事實上，衞生署現時在全港設有18間長者健康中心、社會衞生科服務的診所及學生健康服務中心等。
As a matter of fact the Department of Health has set up throughout the territory 18 Elderly Health Centres on top of a number of Social Hygiene Clinics Student Health Service Centres and so on
主席，要強化基層醫療，中醫藥也可擔當重要角色。
President Chinese medicine has a vital role to play in strengthening primary health care
中醫對防治慢性病及傳染病有一定作用，醫管局在2017年的夏季流感高峰時更呼籲市民使用中醫服務。
Chinese medicine is rather effective in preventing and treating chronic diseases and infectious diseases . HA even asked people to use Chinese medicine services during the influenza peak season in summer 2017
可惜，中醫藥被排擠於公營醫療系統之外。
It is regrettable that Chinese medicine is excluded from the public health care system
至2017年8月，全港有88%的註冊中醫屬私人執業，相對於西醫有51%在公營醫療服務及49%私人執業，有很大落差。
As at August 2017 88 % of registered Chinese medicine practitioners is in private practice and this is in stark contrast with the case of western medicine doctors among which 51 % is in public health care practice and 49 % in private practice
此外，《醫療人力規劃和專業發展策略檢討報告》指出，在2016年，本港每1,000名人口，有約2名醫生服務，中醫則有1.3名。
Furthermore according to the Report of Strategic Review on Healthcare Manpower Planning and Professional Development in every 1 000 people in Hong Kong there were two western medicine doctors and only 1.3 Chinese medicine practitioners in 2016
此外，現時的18間醫管局三方協作中醫教研中心，在2017年的總求診人數超過121萬人 次，可見中醫服務還有很大的發展空間。
Apart from this the 18 tripartite Chinese Medicine Centres for Training and Research operating under HA recorded more than 1 210 000 patient - visits in 2017 showing the vast room for growth in Chinese medicine services
我支持政府加強推動中醫在基層醫療的角色，開拓更大的空間。
I support the Government in promoting Chinese medicine in primary health care and in creating further space for development
此外，隨着醫療費用不斷攀升，2017年藥物及醫療服務物價指數的累計升幅分別高達38.6%及35.1%，政府有必要每年檢討醫療券的金額，以確保其價值不會被醫療通脹不斷蠶食，可以真正有效減輕長者的醫療負擔。
In addition as health care costs continue to climb the consumer price index for proprietary medicines and supplies and medical services has risen 38.6 % and 35.1 % respectively in 2017 . The Government should conduct yearly reviews on the amount of Elderly Health Care Vouchers it gives away so as to protect their value against continued health care inflation and ensure their effectiveness in relieving the health care burden of elderly people
我亦期望政府能放寬醫療券的使用規限和增資其靈活性，例如可用於購買政府認可的樂齡產品及能為長者夫婦合併使用。
I also hope that the Government can relax the restrictions on the use of these vouchers and add more flexibility instead allowing for instance the use of these vouchers in purchasing government - recognized gerontechnology products and elderly couples to use the vouchers jointly
主席，基層醫療在醫療系統上擔當舉足輕重的角色，作為第一層把關，如果基層醫療未能在社區提供適切的服務，只會令病者的病情延誤及惡化，並會嚴重增加第二及第三層醫療的負擔。
President primary health care plays a great role in health care system . As front - line gatekeeper if primary health care fails to offer appropriate services in the community treatment to patients will be delayed their conditions deteriorated and hence burdens added on significantly to secondary and tertiary health care
我期望政府能集中統籌基層醫療政策，避免政出多門，並善用現有架構，增加社區內可用的醫療健康護理服務及其資源配套。
I hope the Government can focus on coordinating primary health care policies avoid fragmentation of responsibilities among government departments and make available more health care services and their ancillary facilities in the community with the existing structure
新民主同盟一直要求政府增撥資源予公營醫療系統。
Neo Democrats has been demanding that the Government allocates additional resources to support the public health care system
特區政府上個月公布的財政狀況臨時數字顯示，政府的財政盈餘已高達1,489億元，截至2018年3月31日的財政儲備，更超逾11,000億元。
As shown in the provisional figures on its financial position released by the Hong Kong SAR Government last month a consolidated surplus of 148.9 billion was recorded for 2017 - 2018 . Besides as at 31 March 2018 the fiscal reserves had exceeded 1,100 billion
事實擺在眼前，特區政府絕對有足夠的資源額外撥款發展基層醫療服務。
The fact before us is the Hong Kong SAR Government does have sufficient resources for allocating additional funding to develop primary care services
主席，根據政府《2016年香港貧窮情況報告》，即使經過政策介入後，香港仍有接近100萬人生活在貧窮線下，其中長者佔33萬人，兒童佔17萬人，即每兩名貧窮人口，便有一名是長者或兒童。
President according to the Governments Hong Kong Poverty Situation Report 2016 there are still nearly 1 million people in Hong Kong living below the poverty line even after the implementation of the Governments recurrent cash policy intervention among which 330,000 are elderly people and 170,000 are children . That is to say one in every two poor people in Hong Kong is either an elderly person or a child
這反映出香港貧窮情況嚴重。
This reflects the severe poverty situation in Hong Kong
貧窮的市民通常沒有購買醫療保險，因此難以負擔私家診所或醫院的高昂診金，當他們未能預約政府普通科門診 服務時，便只能選擇前往公立醫院急症室求診或自行購買成藥。
Since poor people usually do not take out medical insurance the exorbitant consultation fees charged by private clinics or hospitals are indeed unaffordable to them . And so when they are unable to make appointments for government general outpatient clinic consultation service through telephone booking they can only choose to seek consultation from the accident and emergency departments of public hospitals or purchase patent drugs at their own expense
香港現行的醫療體系，依然令貧窮人士在社區求醫時面對重重困難。
Under the existing health care system in Hong Kong the poor still have great difficulty seeking medical consultation in their community
主席，隨着醫療成本不斷攀升，除了貧窮的市民外，中產也越來越難以負擔沈重的醫療開支。
President as the costs of health care keep surging not only the poor but also the middle class find the heavy medical expenses increasingly unaffordable
今年年初有醫療集團發表調查報告，指出由1989-1990年度至2013-2014年度期間，香港人自費醫療的支出急升4倍至大約430億港元。
It is pointed out in a survey report published by a medical group early this year that Hong Kong peoples actual out - of - pocket expenditure on health care had more than quadrupled to over 43 billion between 1989 - 1990 and 2013 - 2014
據這項調查推算，倘若香港的醫療體系沒有明顯改善，至2024-2025年度，相關的醫療支出將再增加1倍至940億港元。
The figure is projected to rise even further and more than double to over 94 billion by 2024 - 2025 if no major improvements in the health care system are put in place
主席，上述數據說明了香港在面對人口老化和貧富懸殊的情況下，改善基層醫療服務制度及質素是急不容緩，但可惜特區政府的承擔不足。
President the above figures tell us the fact that faced by an ageing population and the wealth gap problem improving the system and quality of Hong Kongs primary health care service is a matter of urgency but regrettably the Government did not show enough signs of commitment in this regard
主席，除了在求醫時須付出診金外，市民的醫療開支負擔不斷加重的原因之一在於購買藥物。
President the increasing burden of medical expenses on the public is also due to the cost of drugs purchased at their own expense in addition to the fees paid for medical consultation
2016年審計署署長發表的第六十七號報告書指出，許多病人在接受治療時均須服用沒有資助的自費藥物。
It is pointed out in the Director of Audits Report No . 67 that a lot of patients under treatment have to take self - financed drugs
事實上，2015-2016年度醫管局採購藥物的採購值約為62億元，僅佔醫管局該年獲得的經常補助額約12%。
In fact the expenditure on procurement of drugs by the Hospital Authority HA for 2015 - 2016 amounted to about 6.2 billion representing only 12 % HAs recurrent grant for the same year
主席，我剛才列舉多項數字，目的是想說明一個事實：基層醫療仍然未成為香港特別行政區醫療體系的重心，政府增加撥款的速度緩慢，佔總額的比例偏低，未能追上市民對基層醫療服務的需求，更無法紓緩日益增加的醫療開支為市民帶來的經濟壓力。
President I have stated a list of figures just now with the purpose of illustrating the fact that primary care has yet to become the centre of gravity for the HKSARs health care system . The Government has been slow in increasing funding in this regard which only accounts for a low percentage of the total amount of funding . It is actually far from enough to cope with peoples needs for primary health care services and impossible to help alleviate their financial pressure from increasing medical expenses
長此下去，市民逐漸疏於預防疾病，又或有病不敢求醫，甚至不願意買藥，致使病情延誤，久而久之，香港人的健康狀況便會倒退，因而需要更多醫療服務開支這個倒退，最終會令公營醫療系統更加不勝負荷，造成惡性循環。
If we allow such situation to persist people will gradually become less vigilant against diseases and illnesses afraid of seeking medical consultation even when they have fallen sick or even reluctant to purchase drugs . This will inevitably lead to delayed treatment . Should things go on like this the general health of Hong Kong people will deteriorate thus giving rise to greater demand for health care services while the public health care system will become much more overloaded
此外，就長者而言，政府更應盡快設立全民退休保障制度，我相信這樣才能有效減輕長者的經濟負擔。
Besides as far as the elderly people are concerned it is incumbent upon the Government to introduce a universal retirement protection scheme as soon as practicable . Only by doing so will the financial burden borne by the elderly people alleviated effectively I believe . President to solve the problems of Hong Kongs existing primary care system in the long run the Government must put in additional resources to support the primary care system
雖然近年關愛基金的確推出了長者牙科服務資助計劃，但問題在於對象只是為70歲以上或正在領取長者生活津貼的長者，提供免費鑲活動假牙和其他治療服務。
Although the Elderly Dental Assistance Programme has been launched under the Community Care Fund in recent years it only covers elderly persons aged over 70 or recipients of Old Age Living Allowance and they can be benefited from free removable dentures and other related dental services
由於年齡門檻太高，不少有需要長者未符合資格，加上不少長者因為健康轉差，又或不想在晚年才適應使用假牙，令他們不願意參加相關的資助計劃。
As the age threshold is too high many elderly persons who are in need are not eligible under the programme while many others are not willing to participate in the assistance programme due to failing health or a reluctance to spend their twilight years adapting to the use of a removable denture
主席，所謂"牙痛慘過大病"，長者得不到適切的牙科護理，其實也影響他們身心健康的平衡發展。
President as reflected in the saying a toothache is much worse than a serious illness the balanced development of the physical and mental health of elderly persons will in fact be upset if they are not provided with appropriate dental care services
因此，公民黨提出短、中、長期措施，協助長者解決牙患之苦。
Hence the Civic Party would like to propose some short medium and long term measures to help solving the dental problem faced by elderly persons
因為牙科治療費用非常高昂，所以短期可以設立"牙科醫療券"，向私家牙醫購買服務；中期可以改善牙科門診服務名額，以及增加牙科診治服務範疇，增加受惠人數；長遠而言，當然應該培訓牙科人手，讓65歲以上的長者可以受惠於牙科醫療照顧。
As the costs of dental treatment can be very high dental care vouchers can be introduced in the short term to procure services from private dentists . In the medium term the Government should consider increasing the number of consultation quotas and expanding the coverage of outpatient dental services so as to benefit more patients . Training of dental personnel should of course be enhanced in the long term so as to provide elderly persons aged over 65 with the necessary dental care services
主席，除長者之外，我們也非常關心有特殊需要的基層家庭兒童有否得到適切的照顧，但近日有數份報告令我非常着意和上心。
President apart from elderly persons we are also very concerned about the provision of appropriate care to children with special needs from grass - roots families and in this connection the findings contained in several reports published recently warrant our close attention
第一，SEN家長互助組的網上調查顯示，有半數或以上家長表示，從未聽過學校為SEN學生提供的學習支援津貼服務，既然從未聽聞，試問又何曾使用呢？
Firstly results of an online survey conducted by a SEN parent support group reveal that 50 % or more than 50 % of the respondents had never heard of the Learning Support Grant provided by schools to students with special educational needs SEN
另外，香港青年協會在3月進行研究，以了解小學老師對SEN學生的需要的掌握程度，結果顯示有超過七成教師認為自己了解自閉症譜系障礙、讀寫障礙和過度活躍症學生的特質，但是，他們認為校內支援服務完全不能協助學生的成長。
How can they use the services when they have never heard of the support? . Moreover the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups carried out a survey in March to understand how much did primary school teachers know about the needs of SEN students and the results reveal that more than 70 % of the respondents thought that they understood the characteristics of students with autism spectrum disorder dyslexia and hyperactivity disorder but the support services rendered at schools had failed completely to assist student development
主席，根據香港精神科醫學院的數字，香港大約有5%至7%兒童有過度活躍症，大約有5%至10%學生有精神健康需要。
President according to figures provided by the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists about 5 % to 7 % of children in Hong Kong have been diagnosed with hyperactivity disorder and about 5 % to 10 % of local students are persons with mental health needs
以現時本港約有87萬名在幼稚園、小學和中學就讀的學童推斷，大約將有43,500名至87,000名適齡學童可能有需要接受精神健康服務。
As there are now approximately 870 000 students studying in kindergartens primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong it can thus be deduced that around 43 500 to 87 000 school - aged children are in need of mental health services
政府的數字顯示，兒童體能智力測驗中心接獲的新轉介個案數字逐年飆升，截至2017年年底已達超過1萬宗新轉介個案。
As reflected by the Governments statistics there has been a surging number of new referrals to the Child Assessment Centres every year and the number has already exceeded 10 000 as at the end of 2017
可悲的是，公營醫院精神科服務資源長期不足，醫院管理局的兒童和青少年精神科新症，在2016-2017年度的最長輪候時間是多少呢？
Lamentably resources for providing psychiatric services at public hospitals have all along been insufficient and what was the longest waiting time for patients of new cases referred to the child and adolescent psychiatric services in the Hospital Authority in 2016 - 2017?
主席，是133個星期，情況雖然在2017-2018年度有所改善，但仍需要119個星期。
President the answer is 133 weeks and although the situation has improved in 2017 - 2018 they were still required to wait for 119 weeks
我相信對於這些青少年來說，這絕對是一種糟蹋。
I think this is definitely a waste of talents as far as these youngsters are concerned
因此，我們建議政府改變現時的撥款方式，獨立增撥資源予精神科，推出措施，及早識別有精神健康問題的學童，提早介入，及早治療，這將有效減少患者因延遲治療而演變成嚴重問題的個案。
Therefore we suggest that the Government should make a change in the existing funding methodology and allocate additional resources to the department of psychiatry separately so that measures can be introduced to ensure early identification of students with mental health problems for early intervention and timely treatment . This can effectively reduce the number of serious cases caused by the delay in medical treatment
短期內應加強公私營合作，長遠而言則當然希望全面訂立精神健康政策，改善評估、治療和康復服務的輪候時間。
The Government should strengthen public - private partnership in the short term and it is of course our hope that a comprehensive mental health policy could be formulated in the long term so as to shorten the waiting time for assessment treatment and rehabilitation services