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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1992
SOUTH AFRICA MINISTER TOURS WELFARE AND HEALTH FACILITIES
THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TODAY (WEDNESDAY) VISITED THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG.
MINISTER B DOOKIE AND HIS CHIEF DIRECTOR DR J VAN RENSBURG WERE MET BY THE DEPARTMENT'S DIRECTORATE INCLUDING THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ROSE GOODSTADT; THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOCIAL SECURITY) ALEXANDER FUNG, * AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (YOUTH AND REHABILITATION), MR ANTHONY CHAN.
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MRS ROSE GOODSTADT OUTLINED TO THEM THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES. THEN THEY WERE BRIEFED BY THE TWO ASSISTANT DIRECTORS ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME AND THE REHABILITATION SERVICES.
AFTER THE
ST JAMES' SETTLEMENT
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MEETING, THE VISITORS TOURED FACILITIES AT THE A GOVERNMENT~SUBVENTED WELFARE ORGANISATION. . THEY SAW THE WORKINGS OF A SHELTERED WORKSHOP AND ITS SUPPORTED
EMPLOYMENT SERVICE UNIT.
THEY ALSO CALLED ON A WAN CHAI SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
IN THE AFTERNOON, THE MINISTER AND HIS CHIEF DIRECTOR VISITED THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S NGAU TAU KOK JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC
ONE OF THE SIX HEALTH INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM (DHS).
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THEY TOURED THE GENERAL OUT-PATIENT CLINIC AND THE AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRE.
MATERNAL
THE PARTY THEN VISITED THE RECENTLY OPENED KWUN TONG DISTRICT HEALTH CENTRE TO SEE THE OPERATION OF THE PILOT DHS SCHEME.
THE SCHEME AIMS TO PROVIDE HEALTH-CARE SERVICES MOST RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY BY INVOLVING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES.
MINISTER SECRETARY
BEFORE STARTING THE DAY-LONG VISIT, THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH TO MEET THE WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG; THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL CARTLAND, AND THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, DR LEE EXCHANGED VIEWS OF MUTUAL INTERESTS.
DOOKIE WENT TO FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR M D SHIU-HUNG.
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