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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1988
**WHILE THE GOVERNMENT
THE EQUALLY
ITSELF HAS
IT IS
RESPONSIBILITY IMPORTANT TO
OF
HAVE
SUPPORT. PROVIDING SERVICES AND PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.
MR CHAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SALVATION ARMY FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS IN VARIOUS FIELDS OF SOCIAL SERVICES WHICH CHANGING SOCIAL NEEDS.
THE A MESSAGE
OF
*
OUTSTANDING WERE MEETING
"QUITE RIGHTLY
THEME
IS WEEK ARMY THE SALVATION
BE WIDELY PROMOTED AND WHICH SHOULD SERVICES AND LOVE - GIVEN SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY," HE SAID.
J
MUCH TO DO IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO DISABLED: SHW
HAVE
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDING REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED COME, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR T.H. (SATURDAY).
CEREMONY
MUCH TO DO IN IN THE YEARS TO CHAU SAID TODAY
OF
OF THE HEARING AWARENESS OPENING SPEAKING AT THE
DEAF, MR CHAU EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE
THE INCREASE BECAUSE SAID THE DEMAND FOR SUCH SERVICES WAS ON
CHARACTERISTICS AND DISEASE POPULATION GROWTH, CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC
AS A RESULT PATTERNS, AND HIGHER ASPIRATION FOR QUALITY OF SERVICES OF THE GROWING AFFLUENCE OF HONG KONG.
ANOTHER REASON WAS THAT MORE DISABLED PEOPLE WERE SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP, ADVICE AND SERVICES, HE ADDED.
RECENT
PREPARED TO
ΤΟ IN
THE HIS
ADDRESS "AS THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT
DISABLED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SERVICES FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE
THE WHITE PAPER IN HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF 1977.
SCOPE
AND STANDARD
SERVICES
OF REHABILITATION "BOTH THE PROVIDED IN HONG KONG COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, MR CHAU SAID.
AND
THE
THE GOVERNMENT HE SAID THAT APART FROM THE COMMITMENT OF
AND DEVELOP SERVICES, THE RESOURCES IT HAD PROVIDED TO IMPROVE VOLUNTARY SECTOR HAD PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN GOVERNMENT'S ACHIEVEMENTS.
DURING THIS REMARKABLE "MUCH OF THE BURDEN OF REHABILITATION PERIOD OF DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN CARRIED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
"THEIR ROLE