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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,
1989
ELDERLY BEING ASSISTED TO LEAD PRODUCTIVE LIFE
* * * * *
GOVERNMENT
AS
OF THE ELDERLY, THE IN PROMOTING THE WELL-BEING AIMS TO ASSIST THEM TO LEAD A PRODUCTIVE LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR
HON T.H. LONG AS POSSIBLE, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE CHAU, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
MR CHAU
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON SO CHAU YIM-PING, SAID THE GOVERNMENT ALREADY HAD A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE COMMUNITY AND ITS GENERAL APPROACH OF FOSTERING "CARE IN
IN BOTH WESTERN AND ASIAN BY THE COMMUNITY" HAD BEEN WELL TESTED COMMUNITIES AND WAS IN LINE WITH THE TRADITIONS OF A CHINESE SOCIETY.
IN
MR CHAU ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AS THE GOVERNOR HAD ANNOUNCED
OF THE GOVERNMENT'S HIS ADDRESS TO THE COUNCIL LAST MONTH, A REVIEW SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES WOULD BE LAUNCHED SHORTLY.
"THIS
WILL
PROVIDE SOCIAL
THE OPPORTUNITIES WELFARE PROGRAMME
FOR
A
COMPREHENSIVE
AREAS, INCLUDING
EXAMINATION OF ALL ELDERLY SERVICES, AND WILL LEAD TO THE PUBLICATION OF ON SOCIAL WELFARE.
"FULL ACCOUNT WILL BE
THE
A WHITE PAPER
TAKEN IN THIS REVIEW OF DEMOGRAPHIC
THE
IN SOCIETY,
PROJECTED INCREASE INCLUDING CHANGES IN OUR
HE SAID, PROPORTION OF ELDERLY IN HONG KONG'S POPULATION,
THE
PARTY ON PRIMARY COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW SPECIAL NEEDS OF
MR CHAU SAID THAT, FURTHERMORE, THE WORKING HEALTH CARE, WHICH WAS TASKED WITH CONDUCTING A OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, WOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE THE EDLERLY.
"MOREOVER,
BY THE
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
ADVICE FOLLOWING
MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, RESIDENTIAL NURSING CARE FOR THE ELDERLY THE SUBJECT OF AN INTERNAL REVIEW, WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING BETTER CO- ORDINATION IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES," HE SAID,
TO
EXPLAINING WHAT WAS AT PRESENT BEING DONE BY THE GOVERNMENT
CASH ASSISTANCE HELP THE ELDERLY, MR CHAU SAID IN ADDITION TO DIRECT
THE INCLUDED
OLD UNDER
AGE THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM,
SERVICES WERE PROVIDED
AS
TO HELP
WHICH
ALLOWANCE, A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO ENABLE SENIOR CITIZENS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, AS WELL FAMILIES LOOK AFTER THEIR ELDERLY MEMBERS.
SUCH SERVICES INCLUDED SOCIAL AND
MULTI-SERVICE
CARE CENTRES AND HOME HELP.
CENTRES,
DAY
THE
WAS COMMUNITY"
ALSO THE
CONCEPT
MR CHAU SAID "CARE IN ADOPTED IN THE GOVERNMENT'S HEALTH PROGRAMME FOR THE ELDERLY.
UNIT
PUBLICISES,
AND
EDUCATES
AND
"THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION THE ELDERLY ON, THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PREVENTING DISEASES.
"THE GENERAL
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