SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1984
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BETTER SERVICES FOR ELDERLY
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SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY HAVE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY IN BOTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S REGIONAL OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES), MR ALFRED CHUI, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR CHUI WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE SHAN KING ESTATE STEL AND SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY IN TUEN MUN, RUN BY THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH.
HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT PLANNED TO OPEN NINE HOSTELS, TWO CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOMES AND ONE NEW HOUSING SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY THIS YEAR, PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL 1 700 RESIDENTIAL PLACES, AT PRESENT, THERE ARE MORE THAN 6 700 RESIDENTIAL PLACES,
+THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FULL SUPPORT OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND PUBLIC-SPIRITED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, + HE SAID.
+COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES, LIKE SOCIAL CENTRES, WILL ALSO BE GREATLY EXPANDED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THOSE ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING AT HOME.+
THERE ARE NOW 80 SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY AND ANOTHER 15 ARE PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR.
THESE CENTRES PROVIDED SENIOR CITIZENS WITH A VENUE FOR CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO HELP THEM BECOME ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, MR CHUI SAID.
SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY PROVIDED BY BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH SERVICES, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES INCLUDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, RESIDENTIAL CARE, HOUSING, HOME HELP, COUNSELLING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
EDUCATORS' COMMUNITY ROLE STRESSED
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DEMOCRACY REQUIRES PROPER CIVIC EDUCATION AND SOCIAL AWARENESS, WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM KAM-KWONG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
+ IN AN ERA WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ELECTIONS, REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRACY, IT IS PERHAPS IMPORTANT FOR THE EDUCATION SECTOR TO EMPHASISE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, HE SAID.
KNOWLEDGE OF THE POLITICAL AND GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND OF CURRENT AFFAIRS WILL FOSTER A STRONG SENSE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AMONG STUDENTS, SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE REAL OBJECTIVES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION. MORE BROADLY REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRACY AS A WHOLE, SAID MR LAM.
/HE WAS
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