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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987
INCOME DECLARATION REQUIREMENT FOR OVER-70'S DELETED
DISPENSE WITH THE REQUIREMENT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO
ALLOWANCE APPLICATIONS BY NEW FOR AN INCOME DECLARATION IN OLD AGE
BETWEEN 65 AND 69, APPLICANTS OVER 70, WHILE RETAINING IT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ELIGIBLE.
AND WELFARE, THE THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH
IN
LEGISLATIVE
TODAY COUNCIL THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS.
RATE
(WEDNESDAY}
BR ELIGIBLE
WITHOUT
TO
MR CHAMBERS SAID ALL THOSE AGED 70 AND OVER WOULD
OF OLD AGE ALLOWANCE FOR THE NEW HIGHER DECLARE THEIR INCOME.
HAVING
THE DECISION FOLLOWED A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE PROPOSALS LIGHT OF THE STRONG VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE SUBJECT.
IN THE
ASSISTANCE SCHEME, POOR FAMILIES, OF CHILDREN, WOULD BE TO INTRODUCE A MEAL
ON THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC MR CHAMBERS SAID THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY OF HELPING
NUMBER LARGE PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH A INCREASE THE BASIC RATES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO ALLOWANCE FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING FULL DAY SCHOOL.
IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FEE ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR
FAMILIES SINGLE-PARENT FROM AND
CHILDREN
CENTRES, PRIORITY FOR ENTRY TO THESE CENTRES, HE SAID.
CHILD CARE WERK GIVEN
ROYAL HONG
ON TRAINING PROGRAMMES, MR CHAMBERS NOTED THAT THE
SOCIAL WORK TRAINING KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAD DONATED $6 MILLION TO THE FUND, WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE FUND TO SPONSOR MORE IN-SERVICE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS.
TO
THE
TRAINING
CO-OPERATE WELFARE OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR HAD
MR CHAMBERS SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE
AGENCIES CONCERNING EFFECTIVELY WITH THE VOLUNTARY LESS FORTUNATE CITIZENS, AND HE NOTED THAT THE BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF MAJOR POLICY REVIEWS IN RECENT YEARS.
TURNING TO MEDICAL AND HEALTH
SERVICES, MR CHAMBERS ASSURED HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, THE THE PROVISION OF A HEAVILY
MEMBERS THAT WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT REMAINED FULLY COMMITTED TO
SUBSIDISED PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
MOREOVER,
SLOWING-UP
AND
AMBITIOUS THE OF
EXTENSIONS
ΤΟ
ВЕ THERE
NO WOULD
NEW HOSPITALS
MAKING OF PROGRAMME
PROVIDING EXISTING HOSPITALS DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS, HE SAID.
/HE ALSO