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Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok

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The Cheshire Home in Chung Hom Kok was opened in October 1961, established at the site of the former Royal Artillery camp, granted by the Government of Hong Kong. Patients were accommodated in the headquarters building formerly occupied by the gunners, and staff quarters were situated in the adjacent
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in many countries, and is the first in Hong Kong. It was set up by Lieutenant Colonel Nigel Watson after he visited Hong Kong in June 1961 and noticed the need for such homes in the colony. The Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Sick were started in 1948 as a mission for the relief of suffering all
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As of March 2013, the home had 240 beds and around 180 members of staff.
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Williams, Hugh (30 November 1968). "Old fortifications".
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Doggett, Jill (6 August 1961). "Home to be established".
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Mercy (Tzi Oi) Hospital (慈愛醫院) / Yan Oi Hospital (仁愛醫院)
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The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
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Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok is located in Hong Kong
Chung Hom Kok
Coordinates
22°12′44″N 114°11′50″E / 22.2121°N 114.1973°E / 22.2121; 114.1973
Funding
Public hospital
Type
Specialist
Network
Hong Kong East Cluster
Emergency department
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Helipad
Hospitals in Hong Kong
Chinese
Cantonese Yale
Chung Hom Kok
Hong Kong East Cluster
Hospital Authority
The Cheshire Foundation Homes for the Sick
Group Captain
Leonard Cheshire
Royal Air Force
Second World War
Victoria Cross
Nissen huts
Japanese invasion
"Out and about"

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