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SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 1988
MORE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY NEEDED
SOCIAL
WELFARE, MRS
TODAY ELDERLY
THE DIRECTOR OF
ELIZABETH WONG, (SUNDAY) SAID THAT MORE ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE ARRANGED FOR THE 30 AS TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SERVICES FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS.
THE
SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A CARNIVAL FOR
SURGERY ORTHOPAEDIC ELDERLY ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
DISTRICT UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG WITH THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE SOUTHERN BOARD AT THE GRANTHAM HOSPITAL.
COMPREHENSIVE
THE AIM IN THE COMMUNITY
OF
GOVERNMENT STARTED A THE MRS WONG NOTED THAT REVIEW OF WELFARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE EARLY 70'S WITH ENCOURAGING THE SENIOR CITIZENS TO CONTINUE LIVING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES.
PROVIDING SUPPORT, DIFFERENT NERDS
THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WERE CURRENTLY HOUSING, COMMUNITY FINANCIAL
HEALTH CARE, ASSISTANCE, RECREATIONAL AND TRANSPORT SERVICES TO COPE WITH THE OF THE ELDERLY, SHE SAID.
"AT PRESENT, THERE ARE 114
SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, 46 HOME HELP TEAMS, FOUR SHELTERED HOUSING HOME CARE-AND-ATTENTION 1,570
12 MULTI-SERVICES CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, DAY CARE CENTRES, 1,486 ELDERLY HOSTEL PLACES, 595
AND PLACES, 5,492 AGED
PLACES HOME
Fr
PLACES FOR THE ELDERLY, SHE SAID.
AND
"THESE SERVICES WILL BE DEVELOPED THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, BY WHICH TIME THE DEMAND MET.
EXPANDED GRADUALLY IN WILL ALMOST BE FULLY
A COMMITTEE ON ELDERLY "MOREOVER, THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET UP
A NUMBER SERVICES IN JULY LAST YEAR, COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM
ΤΟ AGENCIES
REVIEW AND AND VOLUNTARY OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
SENIOR CITIZENS
DEVELOP SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY 80 AS TO ENABLE OUR TO ENJOY A HAPPIER OLD AGE WITH BETTER SERVICES," SHE SAID.
NOTED THAT THE CARNIVAL,
WHICH COMPRISED
HELP TO
TALKS
BY
ENHANCE PUBLIC'S
SHE
WOULD VARIOUS THEMES, PROFESSIONALS ON AWARENESS OF HEALTH AND CARE FOR THE ELDERLY,
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