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SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1990
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"IT SIGNIFIES A TRANSITION FROM HOSPITAL TO COMMUNITY FROM INSTITUTIONAL LIVING TO HOME LIVING, AND FROM DEPENDENCY TO SEMI-
DEPENDENCY.
"IT IS THE THRESHOLD TO SOCIAL RE-INTEGRATION AND AN ACCEPTABLE WAY OF LIFE AMONG OTHER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY," SHE SAID.
LADY WILSON POINTED OUT THAT THIS LONG STAY CARE HOME WAS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND AND THE EXTENT OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS HAD YET TO BE APPRAISED.
"IN TERMS OF COSTS, HOWEVER, IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL AND MANPOWER-SAVING THAN HOSPITAL CARE," SHE SAID.
LADY WILSON SAID SHE WAS PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE ASSOCIATION, WHICH HAD HAD MORE THAN 25 YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, WAS ACTIVELY PLANNING A SECOND LONG STAY CARE HOME IN ITS NAM CHEONG CENTRE.
THE ASSOCIATION, TOGETHER WITH THE GOVERNMENT, HAD HAD то NEGOTIATE AND OVERCOME MANY HURDLES IN THE PAST FEW YEARS IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, SHE SAID.
"THIS CO-OPERATION HAS MEANT THAT MANY PROJECTS HAVE LAUNCHED TO PROVIDE THE CARE REQUIRED. THIS HAS GREATLY HELPED COMMUNITY ΤΟ UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE NEED TO INTEGRATE HANDICAPPED INTO OUR SOCIETY," SHE ADDED.
LADY WILSON THANKED MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE ASSOCIATION, ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT THEIR PERSEVERANCE AND PATIENCE IN BRINGING THIS PROJECT ABOUT.
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$330M FOR YOUTH SERVICES IN 1990-91
THE GOVERNMENT IS TO SPEND $330 MILLION ON YOUTH SERVICES IN THE YEAR 1990-91, WITH $229 MILLION EARMARKED FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES.
THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID THIS TODAY (SATURDAY) WHILE OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF SKH MA ON SHAN SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE RUN BY THE DIOCESAN WELFARE COUNCIL.
MRS WONG SAID THE EXPENDITURE FOR 1990-91 WAS AN INCREASE FROM THE $290 MILLION THE GOVERNMENT WAS SPENDING THIS YEAR ON YOUTH SERVICES, OF WHICH $199 MILLION WAS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES.
"THE GOVERNMENT ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE ΤΟ YOUTH SERVICKS AND IS COMMITTED TO THEM," SHE SAID.
/"THE YOUNG