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THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1989
FINE
HE PRAISED THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICERS FOR SETTING A
AND FOR HAVING CONTRIBUTED EXAMPLE IN DEDICATION TO THE PROFESSION SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE HIGH STANDARD OF SERVICE.
SPEAKING ABOUT THE
OF RE-ORGANISATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY (APRIL 11, DR LEE ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS IN THE AND HEALTH SERVICES.
IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR THE THE STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.
THE DEPARTMENT WHICH SAID THAT IT WOULD DELIVERY OF MEDICAL
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF
THE DIRECTOR SAID HE WAS AWARE THAT MANY OF CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CONDITIONS OF WORK.
THE
DOCTORS WERE
IMPROVEMENT
COMMITTEE UNDER WELFARE HAD ALSO
THE BEEN
THE GOVERNMENT HAD RECENTLY ANNOUNCED A PACKAGE OF
AND A SPECIAL GRADE. MEASURES FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND SET UP TO REVIEW THE QUALITY OF PATIENT SERVICES, HE SAID.
DR LEE SAID
HE
WAS
CONFIDENT
THAT
WITH
THE GOODWILL AND STAFF, FURTHER IMPROVEMENT
AND
CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE MANAGEMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE.
MORE PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR HIGHER DISABILITY ALLOWANCE
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THE HIGHER DISABILITY ALLOWANCE (HDA) FOR SEVERELY PERSONS WILL BE EXTENDED TO SEVERELY DISABLED PERSONS AGED
SOCIAL
FROM SATURDAY (APRIL 1. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THURSDAY).
DISABLED 16 TO 59 WELFARE
UP TO NOW, THE HDA HAS ONLY BEEN AVAILABLE TO PERSONS AGED 60 AND OVER WHO REQUIRE CONSTANT ATTENDANCE FROM OTHERS IN THEIR DAILY LIFE BUT ARE NOT RECEIVING THIS ATTENDANCE IN A GOVERNMENT OR SUBVENTER INSTITUTION.
FOLLOWING THE REVISION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BASIC RATES, WHICH TAKES EFFECT NEXT MONTH, THE RATE OF THE HDA WILL BE $1,240 PER MONTH, TWICE THE RATE OF THE NORMAL DISABILITY ALLOWANCE (NDA).
IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT 6,000 PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM THE EXTENSION, AND THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE WILL BE $89 MILLION.
UP TO THE END OF FEBRUARY, 3,200 PEOPLE WERE DRAWING THE HDA .
/"APART FROM