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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1988
"THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT THEREFORE PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FAMILY CASEWORKERS DURING THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR, WHICH WILL ASSIST IN REDUCING THE RATIO, HE SAID.
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THE GOVERNMENT WOULD TRY TO ACHIEVE ALL AGREED
MANNING RATIOS
AS SOON AS FINANCIAL AND, PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, MANPOWER RESOURCES PERMIT, MR CHAU SAID.
AS REGARDS WELFARE SERVICES, MR CHAU SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT REVIEWED THE DEMAND, PROVISION AND SHORTFALL OF SERVICES YEARS WITH THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FIVE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT.
EVERY TWO YEAR PLAN
"IN DOING SO, WE TAKE INTO ACCOUNT NOT ONLY THE NUMBER OF FACILITIES AVAILABLE, BUT ALSO THE QUALITY OF SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED."
MR CHAU MENTIONED IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT THERE SHOULD BE AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES IN THE 1990'S.
"AT PRESENT, WE REVIEW OUR POLICIES AND SERVICES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRINCIPLES LAID DOWN IN THE 1979 WHITE PAPER, AND IN THE LIGHT OF ADVICE FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE," HE SAID.
"OUR POLICIES AND PLANS ARE THUS UPDATED REGULARLY TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS REVIEWED ON A BIENNIAL BASIS.
"THE PRINCIPLES LAID DOWN IN THE WHITE PAPER ARE STILL VALID AND THAT THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENTS ARE WORKING SATISFACTORILY.
"NEVERTHELESS, I WILL CERTAINLY BEAR THIS CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTION IN MIND AND WILL GIVE IT FURTHER THOUGHT OVER THE COMING MONTHS.
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TURNING TO SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY IN PARTICULAR, MR CHAU SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS NOW SEEKING A SUITABLE SITE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR THE PROPOSED HOLIDAY HOME FOR THE ELDERLY.
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"WE ALSO INTEND TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS THE ELDERLY BY PROVIDING ABOUT 1,900 ADDITIONAL CARE AND ATTENTION PLACES AND 1,800 PLACES IN HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY BY MARCH 1991, AND A FURTHER 820 INFIRMARY PLACES BY THE END OF 1991.
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"THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT BE EXAMINING WAYS OF PROVIDING FACILITIES WITHIN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES TO CATER FOR THE NATURAL PROGRESSION OF THE ELDERLY THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF OLD AGE," HE SAID.
/CONCERNING SOCIAL