WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1984
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THANK ING THE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS FOR THEIR WELCOME TO THE BILL, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE HON MICHAEL THOMAS SAID, +IN ADDITION I WISH TO MOVE AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8A SUBSECTION (5) OF THE MAGISTRATES ORDINANCE BY ADDING A NEW CLAUSE 2A TO THIS BILL, HE SAID.
THE OBJECT OF THIS WAS TO INCREASE THE COSTS WHICH MAGISTRATES
- $1500. MIGHT ORDER FROM A RANGE OF $20 3400 TO A RANGE OF $80
THIS APPLIES TO SITUATIONS WHERE DEPARTMENTAL SUMMONSES RELATING TO A NUMBER OF OFFENCES, SUCH AS THOSE AGAINST PART 111 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE, HAVE BEEN SERVED BUT THE DEFENDANT HAS FAILED TO APPEAR AND HAS HAD TO BE ARRESTED.
+ IF SO HE NOW FACES THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING ORDERED TO PAY
THIS BRINGS THE MAGISTRATES' HIGHER COSTS IN KEEPING WITH INFLATION. POWERS INTO LINE WITH THOSE APPLICABLE TO OTHER KINDS OF STATUTORY OFFENCES,+ MR THOMAS SAID.
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OPERATION OF PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE AGED EXPLAINED
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PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE AGED PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT LEVEL OF NURSING CARE ARE REQUIRED TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE HOSPITAL, NURSING HOMES AND MATERNITY HOMES REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON HENRY CHING, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
IN ORDER TO BE REGISTERED, AND TO REMAIN ON THE REGISTER, CERTAIN STANDARDS MUST BE MAINTAINED TO ENSURE THAT THE RESIDENT: OF SUCH HOMES RECEIVE ADEQUATE NURSING CARE, MR CHING ADDED.
HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM DR THE HON HENRIETTA 1- ON THE SUBJECT.
+PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE AGED PROVIDING A MORE BASIC LEVEL OF CARE, WHICH MIGHT MORE APPROPRIATELY BE DESCRIBED AS PERSON.. CARE, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE CONTROLS.
+THE GOVERNMENT IS, HOWEVER, FULLY CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE CARE PROVIDED IN THESE HOMES IS ADEQUATE. AND THAT STAFFING AND OTHER FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED AT A REASONABLE LEVEL,+ MR CHING SAID.
THERE IS A TOTAL OF 23 SUCH HOMES KNOWN TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE REGULARLY VISITED AND CLOSELY WATCHED.
+THE OVERALL CONDITIONS IN THESE HOMES DO NOT GIVE CAUSE FOR IMMEDIATE CONCERN, AND IT IS NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY AT THIS TIME TO INTRODUCE CONTROLS OR TO SPECIFY MINIMUM STAFF ING AND OPERATING STANDARDS, HE SAID.
BUT THE SITUATION WOULD CONTINUE TO BE CAREFULLY MONITORED. AND NECESSARY, PROPOSALS FOR THE CONTROL OF THESE HOMES MOULD BE MADE, MR CHING ADDED.
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