WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1993
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WHITE PAPER ON REHABILITATION DUE NEXT YEAR
THE
* * * *
GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO
ON
PUBLISH A WHITE PAPER REHABILITATION NEXT YEAR, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, DR SH LEE, SAID.
THE
HAD
A ΤΟ REPLYING
QUESTION BY THE HON HUI
IN YIN-FAT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), DR LEE SAID THE GOVERNMENT
THE CONSULTED
REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE (RDCC) ON WHICH AREAS IN THE GREEN PAPER ON REHABILITATION SHOULD ACCORDED PRIORITY.
BE
THE RDCC PRIORITY OF
"HAVING
TO PUBLIC VIEWS ON THE GREEN PAPER, REGARD DREW UP A SET OF CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE
HE SAID. MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE DOCUMENT,
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ΤΟ
PEOPLE
WITH
THESE CRITERIA INCLUDE THE EXTENT OF SHORTFALL IN SERVICE
AND PROVISION
THE DEGREE OF HARDSHIP IT HAS CAUSED DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
THE
IN THE LIGHT OF RDCC'S ADVICE ON PRIORITISATION, DR
HAD
ON PROCEEDED WITH THE WORK GOVERNMENT SCHEDULE WHICH HAD RECENTLY BEEN FINALISED.
THE
LEE SAID IMPLEMENTATION
SOCIAL IT COVERS
REHABILITATION, MEDICAL, REHABILITATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION,
FUNDS
FOR THE VARIOUS ITEMS IN THE SCHEDULE HAVE BEEN THROUGH
CAPITAL LAST YEAR'S
INJECTION OF
BILLION $2.3 LOTTERIES FUND AND THE ANNUAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION EXERCISE.
SECURED INTO THE
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SECURITY CHECKS POLICY EXPLAINED
THE
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TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE SPECIAL BRANCH TO AGAINST CORRUPTION FOR SECURITY CHECKS INDEPENDENT COMMISSION REPORTS ON SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICERS IS IN NO WAY CONNECTED WITH POLITICAL SITUATION IN HONG KONG.
IT
NEITHER DENOTES ANY CONCERN WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT OVER EFFICIENCY AND MORAL INTEGRITY OF THE SPECIAL BRANCH,
THE
AND
THE
THE
ALISTAIR
IN
WAS THIS
STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR
MR SECURITY, ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON JIMMY MCGREGOR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE TRANSFER WAS TO REALLOCATE AN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTION WHICH THE SPECIAL BRANCH WOULD FIND INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO PERFORM WITH A REDUCED NUMBER OF STAFF, MR ASPREY SAID.
IT
ALSO REFLECTS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE CHECKS, THAT VERIFYING THE INTEGRITY OF CIVIL SERVANTS IN POSTS REQUIRING DEGREE OF TRUST, HE ADDED.
IN IS, A HIGH
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