WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1979
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THE HOUSING SOCIETY WILL ALSO ASSIST IN RE-HOUSING OLD PEOPLE, NOT ONLY THROUGH THE IR NORMAL HOUSING PROGRAMME BUT ALSO THROUGH THEIR SELF-CONTAINED FLAT SCHEMES FOR THE ELDERLY AT ITS CHO YIU CHUEN ESTATE AND IN FUTURE NEW ESTATES.
TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AS WELL AS OTHER CLIENT GROUPS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXPAND ITS GENERAL COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICES, WITH A TARGET TRAINING FIGURE OF 350 ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY NURSES OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, SUPPLEMENTED BY MORE PLACES IN DAY HOSPITALS, GERIATRIC WARDS OR CLINICS, AND CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES, AS WELL AS THROUGH BETTER HEALTH EDUCATION.
ON COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE AN EXTRA 117 SOCIAL CENTRES BY 1982-83 WITH AN ULTIMATE TARGET OF ONE CENTRE FOR EVERY 20,000 OF THE POPULATION. SEVEN OF A MINIMUM OF 17 MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES REQUIRED ARE ALSO PLANNED FOR BY 1980-81.
PERSONAL SOCIAL WORK AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE
THE GOVERNMENT WILL FURTHER DEVELOP PERSONAL GUIDANCE AND HELP FOR VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE BY REACHING THEM AT HOME, AT SCHOOL AND IN SOCIETY AT LARGE, WITH AN OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF REDUCING AND PREVENTING ANTI-SOCIAL AND DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR.
THE MEASURES WILL BE TO EXPAND SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK TO COVER ALL SCHOOLS, TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMME BY 1982 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, AND TO EXTEND OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT HOME OR AT SCHOOL.
TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH FACILITIES, 14 COMMUNITY CENTRES, 11 ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES AND 23 COMMUNITY HALLS ARE PLANNED TO BE BUILT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISION EACH YEAR OF 11 CHILDREN'S CENTRES AND 11 YOUTH CENTRES.
FAMILY WELFARE AND PROBATION AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
THE GOVERNMENT WILL PUBLISH A GREEN PAPER WHICH WILL INCORPORATE THE FINDINGS OF A WORKING PARTY ON THE CARE AND EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN.
THE PROBATION SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRENGTHENED TO MEET DEMANDS, WITH PLANS TO EXPAND THE VOLUNTEER SCHEME FOR PROBATIONERS, AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF PROBATION HOSTEL PLACES AND PROBATION REPORTING CENTRES. IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, HOSTELS ARE PLANNED BOTH FOR REFORMATORY LICENSEES AND FOR DISCHARGED PRISONERS CONSIDERED NOT READY FOR REINTEGRATION
INTO THE COMMUNITY.
SUPPORTING SERVICES