WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1979
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ON THE VALUE OF INVOLVING ELDERLY PEOPLE IN VOLUNTARY WORK, MR. LEE SAID HE ENTIRELY AGREED WITH DR. HO, POINTING OUT THAT THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS INVOLVING ALL AGE GROUPS WAS WIDELY PRACTISED IN MANY FIELDS OF SOCIAL SERVICES, BOTH BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
+ DO NOT MYSELF THINK THAT A CENTRAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY IS REQUIRED ALTHOUGH, IF ONE IS DESIRED, THE ASSOCIATION FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICES SEEMS WELL PLACED TO CARRY OUT THE TASK, + HE SAID.
HE SAID SOME VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ARE ALREADY MAKING USE OF THE NETWORK OF OLD PEOPLE'S CENTRES TO ENLIST THE SUPPORT OF ELDERLY VOLUNTEERS.
+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, MANY MORE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF TAPPING THIS VALUABLE SOURCE OF VOLUNTEERS, HE SAID.
OIL POLICY COMMITTEE FOCUSING ATTENTION ON STRATEGIC RESERVES
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THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON. DAVID JEAFFRESON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE OIL POLICY COMMITTEE HAS NOW TURNED ITS ATTENTION TO THE QUESTION OF STRATEGIC RESERVES AS PHYSICAL SHORTAGE OF OIL IS OVER.
REPLYING TO POINTS RAISED BY THE HON, ALLEN LEE AT THE ANNUAL DEBATE, MR. JEAFFRESON PROPOSED THAT ONCE THE COMMITTEE HAD DEALT WITH THAT ISSUE IT SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE POSSIBILITY OF PROPAGATING PERMANENT WAYS OF SAVING FUEL, SUCH AS BETTER INSULATED BUILDINGS AND MORE EFFICIENT ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES.
HE ALSO NOTED THAT THE COMMITTEE HAD EARLIER BEEN MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THE WORLD SHORTAGE OF OIL PRODUCTS AND HAD ADOPTED PRIORITIES FOR MAINTAINING SUPPLIES CE, ELECTRICITY FOR INDUSTRY, OIL FOR INDUSTRY AND ELECTRICITY FOR DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLDS.
ON THE PROPOSALS BY THE HON. S.L. CHEN AND THE HON. P.Y. WONG ON THE SETTING UP OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND A REFINERY AS LONG TERM SOLUTIONS TO THE ENERGY PROBLEM. MR. JEAFFRESON ASSURED THAT +THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY MUCH ALIVE TO BOTH POSSIBILITIES AT THE PRESENT TIME.+
TURNING TO STATISTICS ON HONG KONG'S INVISIBLE TRADE RAISED BY THE HON. DAVID NEWBIGGING, MR. JEAFFRESON SAID THE COMMISSIONER FOR CENSUS AND STATISTICS HAD COMPLETED THE FIRST SURVEY OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF SERVICES AND THE RESULT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
+HE IS ALSO TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY OF ANOTHER SURVEY TO COLLECT STATISTICS ON EXPENDITURE BY HONG KONG RESIDENTS TOURING ABROAD, HE SAID.
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