The local government yesterday gazetted the setting-up and operation of its health station in the Macau New Neighbourhood (MNN) residential estate on Zhuhai’s Hengqin island.
An executive order signed by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng was published in the Official Gazette (BO) yesterday updating the list of the Macau government-run health centres or health stations providing community healthcare services.
In addition to the current nine health centres providing community healthcare services in the Macau Special Administrative Region (MSAR), comprising six in the peninsula, two in Taipa and one in Coloane, yesterday’s executive order has added the MNN health station which will serve Macau residents living in Hengqin, officially known as Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.
While the executive order will take effect this Friday, November 1, the Macau Health Bureau (SSM) is yet to announce the MNN health station’s exact opening date.
The Macau government amended the Health Bureau’s organisational structure last month, statutorily enabling the bureau to set up, manage and operate health stations in the Guangdong-Macau In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, serving Macau residents living there.
In addition to shops, the MNN neighbourhood also includes community facilities comprising a school, a health station, a family and community service centre, and a service centre for senior citizens.
The MNN estate’s school, run by Macau’s Hou Kong Middle School, started operating last month. The school is officially known as Hengqin School Affiliated to Hou Kong Middle School.
Both the family and community service centre and the senior citizens’ service centre in the MNN neighbourhood started operating in June this year, run by the Macau Women’s General Association (known as Fu Luen in Cantonese) and the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations (known as Kai Fong in Cantonese) respectively.
The Macau Health Bureau said last month that the MNN health station was scheduled to open in November.
The MNN health station will provide Macau residents with health services in compliance with the operation model of Macau’s public health centres.
This artist’s rendition downloaded from the Macau New Neighbourhood’s (MNN) website yesterday shows the MNN health station.
