THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1988
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"I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT, IF THE MODEL LAW IS ADOPTED HERE, IT WILL ENHANCE THE PROSPECTS OF HONG KONG BECOMING THE REGIONAL CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATIONS - FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS WILL BE ABLE TO COME TO HONG KONG AND SUBMIT THEIR DISPUTES TO AN ARBITRATION LAW WITH WHICH FAMILIAR. MR MATHEWS SAID.
II.
THEY ARE
PLACE AN ROOMS AND
HE POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG ALSO HAD IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE WHICH PROVIDED HEARING OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES NECESSARY TO THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT CRUCIAL FOR REHABILITATION SERVICES
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THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICES FOR RECOVERED MENTAL PATIENTS, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE NEW LIFE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION, MRS WONG SAID THAT SERVICES REQUIRED BY MENTALLY ILL PERSONS INCLUDED BOTH PSYCHIATRIC AND ALLIED TREATMENT AND SOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES.
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BY SOCIAL REHABILITATION SERVICES, I REFER TO THE WHOLE OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES OFFERED TO PERSONS WHO HAVE RECOVERED FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, INCLUDING HALF-WAY HOUSES, COMPASSIONATE REHOUSING, LONG STAY CARE HOME AND OTHER RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES IN THE COMMUNITY, ACTIVITY CENTRES AND SOCIAL CLUBS, SHELTERED WORKSHOPS AND OPEN EMPLOYMENT," SHE SAID.
SHE SAID THAT ALL THESE SERVICES WERE BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNITY CARE WHICH HAD BEEN RECOGNISED AS A MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD IN REDUCING THE ANXIETY OF RECOVERED MENTAL PATIENTS DURING THEIR RE-INTEGRATION INTO A NORMAL FLOW OF LIFE.
"HOWEVER, THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL THESE SERVICES CANNOT BE DONE ALONE BY THE GOVERNMENT OR INTERESTED AGENCIES.
"THE SUPPORT OF PEOPLE IN THE
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CRUCIAL ROLE,' SHE STRESSED,
COMMUNITY PLAYS AN EVEN MORE
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