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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1989
ONE
THE
MANY
OTHER
AMONGST "THIS HOSPITAL EXTENSION IS BUT IMPORTANT SOCIAL SERVICES WHICH HAVE BENEFITTED FROM HIS DONATIONS."
TO SEE THE COMPLETION
GO A
MR RICHARD TANG SAID HE WAS VERY GLAD AND OPENING OF THE HOSPITAL EXTENSION WHICH, HE BELIEVED, WOULD LONG WAY TOWARDS MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL MILLION, CONSISTS OF 10 STOREYS.
EXTENSION, WHICH
COST ABOUT
$83
UNIT.
FULLY-FLEDGED ORTHOPAEDIC IT WILL PROVIDE 40 BEDS IN A
OF SUPPORTING SERVICES, AND NEW OPERATING THEATRES AND A WIDE RANGE
THERAPY. OCCUPATIONAL SUCH AS PHYSIOTHERAPY, AND PROSTHETIC-ORTHOTIC SERVICES.
PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL
X-RAY,
THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
AND STRENGTHENED.
WILL ALSO BE EXPANDED
THE TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL NOW PROVIDES 80 BEDS.
REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR DISABLED EXPANDED
HONG
KONG
CONTINUALLY
HAVE BEEN REHABILITATION SERVICES IN
PERSONS. THE ACTING EXPANDING TO TAKE CARE OF ALL TYPES OF DISABLED DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE. MR STEPHEN LAW. SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
OF THE MEETING
NEW LIFE SPEAKING AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL
LAW SAID
SERVICES THESE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION, MR
WORKSHOPS, HALF-WAY HOUSES, SHELTERED ACTIVITY CENTRES, INCLUDED
RECREATIONAL VARIOUS TYPES OF HOSTELS, HOME-BASE TRAINING. SOCIAL AND ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS COUNSELLING.
"
"
'A CENTRAL REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR DISABLED ADULTS WAS
AND EFFECTIVE TO HELP IN THE LAST YEAR REHABILITATION FACILITIES,
EFFICIENT
ESTABLISHED
USE
OF
HE SAID.
ALSO GOVERNMENT THE
AND THROUGH
PROVIDED
APART FROM PROVIDING SERVICES DIRECTLY
AGENCIES, MR LAW SAID ASSISTANCE TO DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THE SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES.
"THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME IS DESIGNED TO BRING
FINANCIAL AND FAMILIES SUFFERING OF INDIVIDUALS
PRESCRIBED LEVEL WHERE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD AND MET, HE SAID.
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OLD AGE
SUBVENTED FINANCIAL VARIOUS
THE
INCOME TO THE HARDSHIP CLOTHING CAN
BE
AND DISABILITY, TOWARDS RENT, TRAVELLING, EXPENSES, AND MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED
"APART FROM SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE SCHEME ALSO PROVIDES SPECIAL PAYMENTS SCHOOL FEES AND SCHOOL-RELATED
DIETS," HE ADDED.
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