THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,
1989
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DSW OUTLINES SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT
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SAID TODAY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID
SERVICES WE (THURSDAY) THAT BASED ON THE GOOD FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL HAVE BUILT, WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK BEYOND THIS DECADE INTO THE 1990'S OF A SO AS TO CATER TO THE CHANGE IN DEMOGRAPHY AND THE SOCIAL NEEDS MODERN AND PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY.
AND
ELABORATING THE
SOCIAL "THE
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, WELFARE ASPECT IN THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS, MRS WONG SAID:
IN DEVELOPING SOCIAL WELFARE CURRENT SYSTEM HAS MADE GOOD PROGRESS
THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF OUR POLICIES AND SERVICES TO MEET
SURE THAT COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY NET TO MAKE
IS IS VULNERABLE
DENIED APPROPRIATE WHO COMMUNITY NO ONE IN OUR SUPPORT.
+
OUT
THAT THESE A REVIEW
ON SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, MRS WONG POINTED HAD MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS. THE DEPARTMENT HAD COMPLETED
PUBLIC IN ON HOUSING NEEDS FOR THE ELDERLY PEOPLE DETAILS OF THE REPORT WERE SUBMITTED TO THE MANAGEMENT AND COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND WERE BEING EXAMINED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL.
HOUSING ESTATES. OPERATIONS IN DETAIL
ON THE VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION SCHEME FOR PRIVATE HOMES FOR
RESPONSE
THE AS VERY ENCOURAGING. ELDERLY, MRS WONG DESCRIBED THE
OCTOBER LAST YEAR TO VOLUNTARY REGISTRATION SCHEME WAS LAUNCHED IN
OF STANDARD ENCOURAGE OPERATORS OF THESE SERVICES TO AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL.
THE
HOMES
TO
RAISE THEIR
OF THESE, 11 HOMES
HAVE BEEN
'AS AT TODAY. A TOTAL OF 91 APPLICATIONS
REGISTRATION. GRANTED
APPLICATIONS ARE BEING PROCESSED.
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
THE REMAINING
"WHILE
SOME APPLICANTS
HAVE
NOT
THAT
COMPLETE TO AS
VERY ENCOURAGING
THE REACHED MORE HOMES ARE
THE REGISTRATION.
REGISTRATION
TRYING
INDEED,"
ΤΟ THE MRS WONG
STANDARD, IT IS COMFORTING TO KNOW IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD SO RESPONSE FROM PRIVATE HOMES IS SAID.
SHE ADDED THAT A TOTAL OF $31.6 MILLION HAD BEEN ALLOCATED
POR THE PURCHASE OF OVER A ELDERLY, THE
A BOUGHT PLACE SCHEME EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT TO ALLOW 500 PLACES FROM REGISTERED PRIVATE PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.
HOMES
FOR
"A TOTAL OF
PLACES SCHEME HAVE
APPLICATIONS 57 BEEN RECEIVED.
ΤΟ
THESE. OF
ACCEPTED FOR THE SCHEME, AND 171 PLACES HOMES, MRS WONG NOTED.
H
PARTICIPATE
IN THE BOUGHT BEEN 18 HOMES HAVE WILL BE BOUGHT FROM
THESE
AS REGARDS SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, WELFARE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE, JOINTLY TO STEP UP EFFORTS IN THIS FIELD.
MRS WONG SAID THE SOCIAL WITH VOLUNTARY AGENCIES,
/"PROPOSALS TO