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FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1990
"I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE MADE THE RIGHT DECISION IN YOUR CHOICE OF CAREER. YOU HAVE JOINED A PROUD SERVICE, ONE WHICH 18 JUSTIFIABLY SO, AND I TRUST
TRUST THAT YOU WILL ENHANCE IT BY YOUR PERFOLLIANCE AND ATTITUDE," MR FINLAY SAID.
AFTER REVIEWING THE PARADE, MR FINLAY PRESENTED BEST RECRUIT AWARDS TO STATION OFFICER KO TAK-ON AND FIREMAN LAM KWOK-LEUNG.
FIVE NEW DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES TO BECOME OPERATIONAL NEXT YEAR
BECOME OPERATIONAL WHICH
WILL
ВЕ
FIVE NEW DAY ACTIVITY CENTRES (DAC'S) WILL
350 NEW
OF PLACES,
250 LATE NEXT YEAR, PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL PLACES, FOR SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE.
ACTING THIS WAS STATED AT A MEETING TODAY (FRIDAY) BETWEEN THE
COMMISSIONER FOR DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, THE REHABILITATION, MR ALAN WONG, AND MEMBERS OF THE PARENTS' FOR SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
ASSOCIATION
MRS GOODSTADT SAID SHE PERSONALLY RECOGNISED THE BURDEN CONFRONTED THESE FAMILIES.
"I FEEL PARTICULARLY INVOLVED BECAUSE THIS FIELD," SHE SAID.
WHICH
OF MY LONG CAREER IN
ASSOCIATION PARENTS'
THAT THE WOULD NOT PICK AND
SHE TOLD MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ENSURE THAT VOLUNTARY AGENCIES CHOOSE CASES AND WOULD INCREASE MANPOWER TO COPE WITH DIFFERENT CASES.
"THERE IS A NEED FOR COMMUNITY SUPPORT
SOCIAL WORKERS IN THIS RESPECT."
ADDITION
AND CO-OPERATION FROM
ΤΟ
THE THE INCREASE OF PLACES,
STAFFING FOR HOSTELS IMPROVE
SO THAT A HIGHER LEVEL OF
MR WONG SAID IN SWD HAD ENDORSED A SET OF MEASURES TO
HANDICAPPED FOR THE SEVERELY MENTALLY PERSONAL AND NURSING CARE COULD BE MADE AVAILABLE.
"THE PROPOSED CARE
STANDARD
AND ATTENTION SERVICE AND WILL BE PRESENTED FOR
IN DISCUSSION
ITS STAFFING
THE
COMING
REHABILITATION PROGRAMME PLAN REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING ON SERVICES FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
ENDORSED BY THE "SHOULD THIS MODE OF SERVICE BE ACCEPTED AND
AND THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING AS THE POLICY, IT COULD IMMEDIATELY
REVIEW COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE AND BE ESTABLISHED BE IMPLEMENTED," HE ADDED.
/EARLIER, MRS