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7.
Efforts had also
been
made to diversify various
community
services
at
the
multi-services
up.
centres were set
"block" level where
Services provided
ranged from counselling on inter-personal relationship,
family life, health care, adult education and cooking
classes to providing low-cost breakfast to workers. It was
claimed that there were 85,000 such units in the country
providing community services.
Services for the Elderly
8.
China had a population of 98 million people aged
60 and above. Old people in urban areas enjoyed retirement
benefits, provided either by
central or local government
(for civil servants) or by the enterprises as employers.
Over 80% of the country's elderly who were living in rural
areas, however, did not have retirement security.
Insurance
for
Old People
"Social
in
Rural
Areas"
( 農村養老保險制度) was a subject now under
examination by an office appointed by the
).
農村保險辦公室.
Ministry
Six guiding principles were promulgated for
9.
developing
services for the elderly, with the objectives of
providing maintenance (†), medical care
(老有所医
work (or meaningful occupation)(), recreation
( 老有所樂), learning (老有所學) and companionship (老有所件).