WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1993
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WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ELDERLY SERVICES
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BY THE
THE WORKING GROUP ON CARE FOR THE ELDERLY APPOINTED GOVERNOR RECENTLY IS TASKED TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF AN AGING POPULATION ON THE COMMUNITY,
IT ALSO AIMS TO CONDUCT AN OVERALL REVIEW OF THE POLICY ON CARE FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE, TO ADVISE ON NEW AND COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS OF MEETING THE DEMAND FOR ELDERLY SERVICES, AND TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO CO-ORDINATE SERVICES.
HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN TASKED TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTER ON SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, DR SH LEE, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON LEONG CHE- HUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
DR LEE NOTED THAT THE WORKING GROUP WAS NOT A STANDING COMMITTEE AND HAD TO REPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT BY AUGUST 1994.
ON THE REPORT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE WHICH WAS ISSUED IN SEPTEMBER 1988, DR LEE SAID IT CONTAINED MORE THAN 40 GENERAL AS WELL AS SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS.
NEARLY ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
"IN VIEW OF DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1988,
THE REMAINING
RECOMMENDATIONS MAY HAVE TO BE REVIEWED," HE SAID.
PUBLIC HOUSING ALLOCATED TO MKET TENANTS' EXPECTATION
THE GOVERNMENT'S OVERALL OBJECTIVE IN ALLOCATING PUBLIC HOUSING FLATS IS TO ENSURE A SMOOTH PROCESS IN MEETING TENANTS' EXPECTATION AS FAR AS RESOURCES PERMIT, THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONY EASON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN
AND
WAI- TENANTS ACCOUNT
A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG YIN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR EASON SAID PUBLIC HOUSING MIGHT APPLY FOR TRANSFER ON SOCIAL AND MEDICAL GROUNDS OR ON OF OVERCROWDING.
WHETHER
A TENANT IS RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IS NOT CONSIDERATION IN PROCESSING SUCH APPLICATIONS, HE SAID.
MR
A KEY
THE HOUSING FAMILIES WHO RENTS WERE
NOTED BASON
THAT DURING REDEVELOPMENT, MIGHT OFFER SMALLER OR OLDER
ΤΟ FLATS
THE HAVE FLATS IN THE SAME DISTRICT WHERE TO LOWER THAN THOSE IN THE NEW RECEPTION ESTATES.
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