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Tuesday, September 18, 1973
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING SERVICES TO ELDERLY APPEAR ACCEPTABLE
There are only two weeks to go before the deadline expires for
receiving comments on the recommendations contained in the report of the
Working Party on the Future Needs of the Elderly.
"From the response so far, it would appear that the recommendations
are generally acceptable because we have received only eight comments.
It could be people are satisfied so they feel it unnecessary to write in.
However, we would still like to hear from more people," said Mr. Bowen
Leung, Administrative Officer (Planning) of the Social Welfare Department.
He said the report had been published specifically to elicit the
views and comments of the community, and in particular those who were
concerned with services to the elderly, so that a final draft can be prepared
for presentation to the government.
"In anything of this nature, it is vital we know the community's
thinking so that their views can be taken into consideration in the overall
planning and implementation of the types of services recommended in the report.
"It is, after all, something very much involving the community at
all levels, so what they think is important to us," Mr. Leung said.
The report, prepared by a working party of both government and
non-government members, was published in July.
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