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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1988
AS FOR ELDERLY SERVICES, MR CHAU SAID THAT BOTH THE AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, SERVICE, MULTI-SERVICES CENTRES, SOCIAL CENTRES AND A RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.
"BY THE CURRENT PLANNING STANDARD, A SOCIAL ESTABLISHED FOR AN AREA WITH A POPULATION OF 30,000 CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL, SOCIAL AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR LIVING WITH THEIR FAMILIES OR ALONE, HE SAID.
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HOME HELP VARIETY OF
CENTRE IS TO ORGANISE OLD PEOPLE
WITH THE
"THESE ACTIVITIES ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAINTAIN CONTACT COMMUNITY, TO HAVE A MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK IN LIFE AND TO ENJOY THEIR TWILIGHT YEARS IN A MORE NATURAL AND FAMILIAR ENVIRONMENT."
INCLUDING THE SALVATION ARMY CHUK YUEN ELDERLY CENTRE WHICH WAS OPENED TODAY, THERE ARE NOW 14 MULTI-SERVICES CENTRES AND 99 SOCIAL CENTRES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN HONG KONG.
MR CHAU COMMENDED THE SALVATION ARMY FOR ITS VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION IN THE WELFARE AND EDUCATIONAL FIELDS IN HONG KONG.
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BETTER CARE FOR CHILDREN THROUGH JOINT EFFORT
THE GOVERNMENT HAS A SIGNIFICANT PART TO PLAY IN PROVIDING SERVICES FOR CHILDREN BUT THE FAMILY IS THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL AND EFFECTIVE UNIT IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THE VERY YOUNG, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SHE EMPHASISED THAT MERE PHYSICAL CARE OR MATERIAL COMFORT WAS HOWEVER NOT ENOUGH AS CHILDREN NEEDED MORE.
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MRS WONG WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE "CONFERENCE ON HONG KONG'S YOUNG CHILDREN: SHARING OUR EXPERIENCES ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND SERVICES.
SHE SAID THAT CHILDREN NEEDED THEIR PARENTS' TIME AND PATIENCE TO LISTEN TO THEM, TO ENCOURAGE, PRAISE AND LOVE THEM.
"I THINK THROUGH A CONCERTED EFFORT, AND JOINT ENDEAVOUR, CHILDREN WILL BE BETTER CARED FOR IN SOCIETY, SHE SAID.
ON PRE-PRIMARY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, MRS WONG SAID THAT THERE WERE KINDERGARTENS AND CHILD CARE CENTRES AND PARENTS HAD A CHOICE IN SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO EITHER PLACE ACCORDING ΤΟ THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS,
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