TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1993
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MORE SERVICES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
TO COPE WITH THE GROWING NUMBERS OF OLD PEOPLE, A NETWORK COMPRISING SEVEN NURSING HOMES PROVIDING 1,400 BEDS AND AN ADDITIONAL 800 CARE-AND-ATTENTION PLACES WILL BE PROVIDED TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE IN FRAIL HEALTH.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STRACHAN WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE SALVATION ARMY TAK TIN HOME FOR THE ELDERLY, KWUN TONG TODAY (TUESDAY),
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MR STRACHAN ALSO SAID A SPECIAL WORKING GROUP WOULD BE SET UP TO LOOK AT FURTHER MEANS TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND WHETHER CURRENT LEVELS OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES ARE SUFFICIENT.
"I AM SURE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY WILL BE IMPROVED MARKEDLY IN THE COMING FEW YEARS, HE ASSURED.
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LAST YEAR, THE GOVERNOR PLEDGED TO ACHIEVE THE KRY TARGETS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE WHITE PAPER BY PROVIDING, AMONG OTHERS, AN ADDITIONAL 44 HOME-HELP TEAMS, 5,000 CARB-AND-ATTENTION PLACES, 70 SOCIAL CENTRES, 20 DAY CARE CENTRES AND 14 MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES THE ELDERLY BY 1997.
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ADDRESS DELIVERED EARLIER THIS MONTH, PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT ΤΟ A DIGNIFIED
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"THE GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE INITIATIVE ΤΟ FAR-REACHING PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF MR STRACHAN SAID.
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LABOUR COMMISSIONER'S 1992 REPORT PUBLISHED IN A NEW FORMAT
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS RECENTLY PUBLISHED THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR 1992 IN A NEW FORMAT WITH EXPANDED COVERAGE.
THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER, MRS KATHERINE FOK, SAID IN THE "FOREWORD" OF HER REPORT THAT THE CURRENT ISSUE PRESENTED INFORMATION ON THE LABOUR MARKET AS A WHOLE AND RELEVANT TOPICS SUCH AS LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION.
"BY DOING So, WE AIM TO PUT LABOUR ISSUES IN A WIDER PERSPECTIVE AGAINST THE OVERALL ECONOMY AND LABOUR SCENE OF HONG KONG, WHICH ARE CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A TRANSITION PERIOD,
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MRS FOK NOTED THAT 1992 HAD BEEN AN EVENTFUL YEAR ON THE LABOUR FRONT WHICH SAW THE INTRODUCTION OF NO LESS THAN 17 PIECES OF NEW OR AMENDED LEGISLATION IN THE FOUR MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN ΤΟ THE DEPARTMENT LABOUR RELATIONS, SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK, EMPLOYMENT AND PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.
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