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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1993
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"THE OVERALL SERVICE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING THE ELDERLY IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIFE, то ENABLE THEM TO RETAIN THEIR SELF-RESPECT, TO REMAIN ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, AND TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE SUITED TO THEIR VARYING NEEDS," HE SAID.
TO HELP THE ELDERLY TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES ARE ALSO IMPORTANT.
THE RANGE OF SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE INCLUDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, RESPITE SERVICE, MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES, SOCIAL CENTRES, OUTREACHING SERVICE, HOME HELP, COMMUNITY NURSING, DOMICILIARY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, DOMICILIARY PHYSIOTHERAPY, DAY CARE CENTRES AND DAY HOSPITALS.
THESE SERVICES, WHILE PROVIDING THE NECESSARY HELP TO ELDERLY PERSONS, ARE ALSO AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEIR ELDERLY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
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GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP ISLANDS DISTRICT IN EARNEST
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THE
REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR ALBERT C C LAM, SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN UP AN ACTIVE ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE ISLANDS DISTRICT.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 1993 ISLANDS DISTRICT FESTIVAL TODAY (SUNDAY), MR LAM SAID THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF NORTHERN LANTAU WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE MASSIVE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT,
HE NOTED THAT TUNG CHUNG WOULD BE DEVELOPED INTO A NEW TOWN, BENEFITING NOT ONLY THE ISLANDERS, BUT ALSO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SPENT $450 MILLION IN 1992/93 TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE WHOLE ISLANDS DISTRICT AND THAT ANOTHER $500 MILLION WOULD BE SPENT IN 1993/94.
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"THE GOVERNMENT ALSO PLANS TO SET UP PORT FACILITIES
THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE ISLAND, WITH THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1997, MR LAM ADDED.
MR
ALSO ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WERE THE ISLANDS DISTRICT CHRISTOPHER WONG, AND THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR
OFFICER,
LAM
WAI-KEUNG.
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THE TWO-WEEK FESTIVAL PRESENTS MORE THAN 30 CULTURAL RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING SPORTS, COMPETITIONS, PERFORMANCES
AND EXHIBITIONS.
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