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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991
SCOPE
COMMENTS
THE
OF REHABILITATION
WERE
OUTSIDE THE RECEIVED ON OTHER ISSUES FALLING
CONCERNED COVERAGE OF PAPER. ONE REQUEST WHITE
WILL BE MET SERVICES IN THE WHITE PAPER. THIS
BY THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE GREEN PAPER ON REHABILITATION ANNOUNCED
HAS ALREADY WORK ON THE GREEN PAPER YOU SIR IN YOUR OCTOBER ADDRESS.
LATER THIS PUBLIC CONSULTATION BEGUN, YEAR.
AND WE SHOULD BE READY FOR
FOCUS, AND A
THE WHITE PAPER ITSELF DOES NOT ADOPT A NARROW WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES HAS BEEN CONSIDERED IN ITS FORMULATION AND BEFORE AND YOUTH AT RISK ESTABLISHING THAT THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY MUST ALL CARRY HIGH PRIORITY.
OF
THE ELDERLY THE WHITE PAPER AIMS TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF
ACTIVE AND VALUED THROUGH SERVICES WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO REMAIN MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE FORM
AND SOCIAL HOME HELP, MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES, DAY CARE
BE EXPANDED. A HIGH PRIORITY THE MEETING THE GROWING DEMAND FOR RESIDENTIAL CARE
HOMES SUBVENTED
AND ATTENTION ADDITION, PROPERLY REGULATED PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT MAKING HOMES BE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY THEIR PART.
ELDERLY
WILL
CARE
HOMES AND
WILL IN
FOR
CENTRES FOR BE GIVEN ΤΟ THE FORM OF THE AGED. IN WILL
OF THE MOST THE WHITE PAPER LOOKS UPON THE FAMILY AS ONE
THE TRADITIONALLY, IT IS THROUGH IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF OUR SOCIETY.
FOR AND SUPPORTED. FAMILY THAT YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE HAVE BEEN CARED
SUPPORT WITH THE INCREASE IN SMALLER FAMILIES, THIS NETWORK OF FAMILY
STRAINS OF OUR HAS BECOME WEAKER AT A TIME WHEN THE STRESSES AND RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SOCIETY HAVE INCREASED THE PRESSURES ON ALL FAMILY UP MEMBERS. FAMILY CASEWORK AND COUNSELLING SERVICES WILL BE STEPPED
AND FAMILY TO HELP AND REACH OUT TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING PERSONAL
AND DAY CARE FOR SUCH AS HOME HELP PROBLEMS, SUPPORT
SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE CHILDREN WILL BE STRENGTHENED.
TO THOSE NEEDS OP THE GROWING NUMBER OF SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES AND
NECESSITIES OF FAMILIES WHO CANNOT PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES THE BASIC
SPECIAL DAILY LIFE. IN PARTICULAR, THE WHITE PAPER PROPOSES THAT THE
ASSISTANCE PUBLIC RECEIVING FAMILIES OF
IN NEEDS
CHILDREN
AS PROVIDED FOR IN RECOGNIZED BY AN ADDITIONAL CHILD SUPPLEMENT. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE OF THE WHITE PAPER, THIS SUPPLEMENT INTRODUCED LATER THIS YEAR.
SERVICES
BE THE WILL BE
IS NOT THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN HONG KONG
MUCH WILL SOLELY A MATTER OF MORE MONEY, SERVICES AND FACILITIES. ALSO DEPEND UPON HONG KONG'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE MORE SOCIAL WORKERS OF WHO ALREADY SERVE, SO THE SAME CALIBRE AND COMMITMENT AS THOSE
THE WHITE PAPER RECOGNISES ADMIRABLY, THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. DIFFICULTIES IN EXPANDING THE SUPPLY OF CERTAIN SOCIAL WORK PERSONNEL, WORK TRAINING AND MANPOWER
AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL PLANNING AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL EXPLORE WAYS AND MEANS TO IMPROVE THE SITUATION.
CONTINUE TO
/SIR, HONG