TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1992
AND HENCE
HE ADDED THAT THE NUMBER OF VISAS ISSUED ANNUALLY, EMIGRATION FIGURES, WERE TO AN EXTENT CYCLICAL, AS EVIDENCED SLIGHT DROP IN 1989 OVER 1988, AND AGAIN IN THE ESTIMATE FOR 1991 COMPARED TO THE ESTIMATE FOR 1990.
THE
AS
"IGNORING
THESE
SHORT
TERM
FLUCTUATIONS,
IT
APPEARS
THE
EMIGRATION RATE IS LEVELLING OFF AT THE 60,000 MARK," HE SAID.
MORE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED RECOMMENDED * * * * *
THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING
RECOMMENDED THE EXPEDITE THE
COMMITTEE (RDCC)
SERIES TO TAKE A GOVERNMENT
OF MEETING THE SHORTFALL
OF
IN
TODAY (TUESDAY)
PROCESS MEASURES RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (SMH) ADULTS.
TO
A RDCC MEETING
THE TODAY,
FOR
COMMISSIONER ATTENTION SERVICE SMH ADULTS WHO NOT RECEIVING ANY DAY
AT SPEAKING REHABILITATION, MR ALLAN CHOW, SAID A NEW CARE AND WAS BEING PLANNED TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO NERDED MORE INTENSIVE PERSONAL CARE AND WERE TRAINING SERVICES.
MR CHOW NOTED: "TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PLANNED
THERE WOULD ESTIMATED THAT THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS SHORTFALL OF 789 HOSTEL PLACES BY 1996/97.
PROJECTS OVER STILL BE A
ONLY OR THE
"HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THESE HOSTELS SERVE NOT SMH ADULTS, BUT ALSO THE LOW TO MODERATE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED MULTIPLE HANDICAPPED."
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE SHORTFALL WILL BE ABOUT 400 BY 1996/97.
IN HOSTEL
PLACES
FOR
SMH
DURING THE MEETING, RDCC MEMBERS HAD A THOROUGH OPTIONS TO IMPROVE THE SERVICES AND THEIR PRIORITIES. THAT PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL HOSTEL PLACES WAS THE THE PROBLEM.
DISCUSSION ON
THEY CONCLUDED
BEST SOLUTION ΤΟ
PLUS SIMILAR NUMBER MEMBERS NOTED THAT 600 HOSTEL PLACES DAY ACTIVITY CENTRE PLACES AND 200 CARE AND ATTENTION PLACES WOULD REQUIRED TO MEET THE ESTIMATED SHORTFALL BY 1997.
TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE
RESOURCES IN THE
OF
BE
THE UNCERTAINTIES IN PROVISIONING OF
NEXT FIVE
RDCC YEARS,
MEMBERS RECOMMENDED THAT CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS OR PHILANTROPHISTS SHOULD BE ASKED TO PROVIDE CAPITAL AND INITIAL RUNNING COSTS, SAY FOR TWO THREE YEARS, FOR SOME OF THESE PROJECT.
TO
/AT THE