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In social welfare, this year's White Paper sets
but those areas where further efforts are needed to improve
and expand
our
disadvantaged, the
have important new
services, particularly for the
elderly and children at risk. We will
proposals coming forward in primary
health care; and a comprehensive green paper will soon be
published on services for the disabled.
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These major commitments and new initiatives are in
addition to our more traditional programmes.
we ténd to take for granted.
constantly
improving
We are,
Many of these
for example,
the quality of our primary and
secondary education. Our housing programme remains one of
the biggest and most impressive in the world. Some three
million people
Over haif our population - now live in
Housing Authority homes. Nearly 400,000 new flats will be
built by the Authority between now and 2001 - a major area
of continuing Government investment in the future of the
All these programmes make use of our economic
community.
success to improve Hong Kong's quality of life.
Members of this Council are intimately involved in
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developing such
programmes.
You provide advice. You
/approve