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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1991
FOR
LEGISLATION ON HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE PIPELINE
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SET STANDARDS FOR
HOSTELS
LEGISLATION IS IN THE PIPELINE TO TH- ELDERLY, BE THEY PRIVATELY
OR RUN, NON-PROFIT-MAKING BID TO SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE OF OLD SUBVENTED, IN A
PEOPLE IN MR M.D. CARTLAND, RESIDENTIAL CARE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ADDRESSING IN MR CARTLAND WAS
CANTONESE
OF THE OPENING
THE
IN
YAN OI TONG TIN KA PING HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY AT LONG PING ESTATE YUEN LONG.
"IN
VIEW
"
OF THE AGEING POPULATION, EXTENSIVELY EXPAND RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR THEM, HE SAID.
THERE 19 A AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
NEED SERVICES
TO
BE INCREASED AN ESTIMATE
HE NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WOULD FROM THE PRESENT 750,000 TO MORE THAN 974,000 BY 2,000, IN THE WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.
"TO HELP TO MEET THE
AND
INCREASING DEMAND FOR SERVICES
SHOULD FOR ACHIEVE A
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NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS GOVERNMENT
AN POOL THEIR RESOURCES IN ELDERLY,
ATTEMPT SUCCESS, MR CARTLAND ADDED.
TO
THE THE GREATER
TUEN MUN IN ON THE WORK OF YAN OI TONG, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN
WELL-ESTABLISHED 1977, HE SAID OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS IT HAD BECOME A CHARITABLE ORGANISATION PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES THE YOUNG AND THE OLD.
FOR
"IT IS ALSO ENCOURAGING TO KNOW THAT THE ORGANISATION HAS TRYING TO EXTEND ITS SERVICES TO OTHER DISTRICTS, INCLUDING MR CARTLAND ADDED. WAI, KAM TIN, TAI PO AND TSEUNG KWAN O,"
BEEN
SHUI
"
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NURSES' ROLE IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
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NURSES HAVE AN IMPORTANT
ΤΟ ROLE
PLAY IN THE
DELIVERY
OF ENTER
TODAY
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE (PHC) SERVICES IN HONG KONG WHICH WILL SOON
S.H. LEE, SAID NEW
ERA, (WEDNESDAY).
A
THE DIRECTOR
OF
HEALTH, DR
SPEAKING AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE NURSES OF THE WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, DR LEE SAID NURSES COULD HELP PROMOTE AS OUT-PATIENT EDUCATION AMONG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL ATTENDANTS BY PROVIDING COUSELLING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
TUNG
HEALTH
CLINIC
+
"NURSES CAN ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
PRACTISE OWN HEALTH PROBLEMS, TO UTILISE HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTH, HE SAID.
A HEALTHY FACILITIES,
TO UNDERSTAND LIFESTYLE, AND TO
THEIR
ΤΟ IMPROVE
BETTER
THEIR
/"THIS CAN