THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1984
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UMELCO MEETS HOUSING DELEGATION
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THREE MEMBERS OF THE UMELCO HOUSING PANEL, HON WONG LAM HON CHAN YING-LUN AND HON MRS PAULINE NG, RECEIVED 11 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF CONCERN ON PUBLIC HOUSING ALLOCATION POLICY THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
AT THE MEETING, THE REPRESENTATIVES PRESENTED TO MEMBERS A POSITION PAPER CONTAINING THEIR VIEWS AND COMMENTS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT PUBLISHED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT,
THEY ELABORATED ON THEIR PROPOSALS REGARDING THE ALLOCATION OF HOUSING UNITS FOR SMALL FAMILIES, THE LONG-TERM RESETTLEMENT PLAN FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN SQUATTERS AND TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS WELL-OFF TENANTS, MEASURES TO PROMOTE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEMES AND THE ADDITION OF MARRIED CHILDREN.
THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REVIEW THE +SELF-SUPPORTING POLICY OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THAT VIEWS ON THE CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT SHOULD BE COMPILED INTO THE FORM OF A SUMMARY FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
MEMBERS PROMISED TO REFER THEIR POSITION PAPER TO THE UMELCO HOUSING PANEL FOR CONSIDERATION.
NEW HOME SOON FOR ELDERLY FOLK
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THERE IS A GREAT DEMAND FOR CARE AND ATTENTION PLACES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, TOLD VISITING MEMBERS OF THE POK OF HOSPITAL'S NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS TODAY.
HE SAID THAT THE HOSPITAL'S FIRST CARE AND ATTENTION HOME, EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED TOWARDS THE END OF THE YEAR, WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SERVICE IN THIS AREA.
THE HOME, AT HA TSUEN IN YUEN LONG, WILL CATER FOR 136 ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NEED OF RESIDENTIAL AND LIMITED NURSING CARE.
A GRANT OF $6.6 MILLION FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND HAD BEEN APPROVED FOR BUILDING AND EQUIPPING THE HOME, WHILE THE HOSPITAL
ITSELF WILL CONTRIBUTE $1.5 MILLION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST.
MR CHAMBERS SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD GIVE FULL SUPPORT TO POK OI'S WELFARE PROJECTS.
THE BOARD MEMBERS WERE ON A COURTESY VISIT TO THE DIRECTOR TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE WORK OF THE HOSPITAL.
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