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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1979
+AN EXTRA 117 SOCIAL CENTRES FOR OLD PEOPLE ARE PLANNED FOR BY 1982-83, WITH AN ULTIMATE TARGET OF ONE CENTRE FOR EVERY 20 000 OF THE POPULATION,+ HE SAID,
OF MULTI-SERVICES CENTRES, HE SAID, A MINIMUM OF 17 WILL BE PROVIDED TO RENDER SUCH SERVICES AS HOME HELP, MEALS, LAUNDRY, COUNSELLING, AS WELL AS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
HOWEVER, MR. LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANY SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY RELIED TO A CONSIDERABLE EXTENT ON THE EXISTENCE OF A CARING COMMUNITY+.
HE CALLED UPON THE COMMUNITY TO PRESERVE AND FOSTER THE ROLE OF CARING FOR THE ELDERLY DESPITE EXISTING PRESSURES ON TRADITIONAL FAMILY TIES.
HE SAID THAT FOR LONG, CHINESE SOCIETY HAD A TRADITIONAL HEALTHY RESPECT FOR OLD PEOPLE AND A MAJORITY OF THEM WERE CARED FOR BY THEIR FAMILIES.
HOWEVER, WITH SOCIAL CHANGES AND OTHER PRESSURES ON THE FAMILY UNIT BROUGHT ABOUT BY RAPID ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL GROWTH, THERE APPEARED TO BE SIGNS OF DISINTEGRATION IN THE CONCEPT OF FILIÁL CARE FOR THE AGED, HE SAID.
MR. LEE DESCRIBED AS +TIMELY THE OLD PEOPLE'S FESTIVAL TO BE LAUNCHED NEXT WEEK BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
+THE IDEA IS TO CALL FOR SUSTAINED CONCERN AND RESPECT FOR OLD PEOPLE THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMES, HE SAID.
MR. LEE SAID THE THEME OF THE FESTIVAL WAS IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVES OF PROMOTING THE WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY THROUGH CARE IN THE COMMUNITY AND BY THE COMMUNITY.
+THIS CONCEPT OF CARE IN THE COMMUNITY IS WELL TESTED IN BOTH WESTERN AND ASIAN COMMUNITIES AND HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF OLD PEOPLE, HE SAID.
MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF KCR TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS AWARDED TO A BRITISH FIRM A $71 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SIGNALLING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK FOR THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE CONTRACT, WHICH IS PART OF THE OVERALL PROJECT OF MODERNISING AND ELECTRIFYING KCR, WAS AWARDED TO WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE AND SIGNAL COMPANY OF ENGLAND. IT COVERS THE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE AND INSTALLATION OF MODERN, COLOUR LIGHT SIGNALLING THROUGHOUT THE RAILWAY SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK.
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