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people due to the changing structure of the Chinese family.
It has been said that the present generation of senior+
citizens in our society has been sadly disadvantaged due to
the change of attitude towards the aged within the lifetime of
this group.
When these people were young, they were taught to
honour and support their old aged parents, and they did. But
by the time they become the old age parents themselves, to
their dismay, that good old Chinese tradition is
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As a result, we find many old people living alone, with or without adequate financial means, but certainly 13 lacking in social support in our community in which the social
service policy is still very much reflecting the tradition of
the old Chinese extended family. Therefore a quantum jump ̈ ̈* in the caring of the old is necessary if our social service policy for the old is toch up with the changing family 18 tradition in our society.
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I have cited three areas which could benefit from some
extraordinary injection of funds from an extraordinary
surplus. No doubt there are other areas which can be
identified for similar assistance. My main concern is that
while we should continue to exercise prudence in
in spending
within our own means, we must not be tempted to think that the larger the surplus, the better is the financial management.
On a long-term basis, our resources must be properly deployed
2 that the wellbeing of our community will be commensurate
with the state of our economic health.
thal have
Sir, I have/ pleasure in supporting the motion.
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