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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1994
MRS CHAN WAS IMPRESSED BY THE PROGRESS
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MADE IN A NUMBER AREAS SINCE FEBRUARY 1987 WHEN SHE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
LATER, SHE WENT TO THE BUDDHIST LI KA SHING CARE AND ATTENTION HOME AT TAI HANG ROAD.
MRS CHAN WATCHED A GROUP OF ELDERLY PEOPLE PRACTISING ΤΑΙ CHI ON THE FIRST-FLOOR PODIUM AND CHATTED WITH SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
SHE THEN TOURED THE DORMITORIES AND DISTRIBUTED RED PACKETS TO THE RESIDENTS THERE. IN RETURN SHE WAS PRESENTED WITH A SCROLL OF CALLIGRAPHY.
MRS CHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO HELP THOSE ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO WERE IN NEED OF RESIDENTIAL CARE.
IN THREE YEARS' TIME, THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL CARE PLACES WILL BE INCREASED BY 5,200 PLACES. THE NUMBER OF PLACES IN CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOMES WILL BE 11,000 AND 8,200 IN HOMES FOR THE
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DEPUTY TO GOVERNOR, MRS ANSON CHAN, SPEAKS TO PRESS AFTER HER VISIT TO BUDDHIST LI KA SHING CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR THE ELDERLY
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QUESTION: MRS CHAN, WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO BEIJING'S LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC COMMENTS ON BRITAIN'S LATEST FUNDING PROPOSALS NEW AIRPORT?
FOR THE
I THINK WE
MRS CHAN: I AM NOT SURE THAT IT IS LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC. ARE ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THAT THE CHINESE HAVE SAID THEY ARE CONSIDERING THE FOURTH FINANCING PROPOSAL WHICH WE HAVE PUT FORWARD TO THE CHINESE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSALS IN THIS FOURTH PACKAGE ADDRESS ALL THE CONCERNS THAT'VE BEEN PUT TO US BY THE CHINESE SIDE. OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD WELCOME AN EARLY MEETING EITHER OF THE COMMITTEE OR OF THE EXPERT GROUP SO THAT WE CAN SIT DOWN ΤΟ THE DETAILS IN THIS FINANCING PROPOSAL AND IF THERE ARE CONCERNS BY THE CHINESE, THE EARLIER WE HEAR ABOUT THEM THE BETTER.
QUESTION:
AIRPORT
DISCUSS FURTHER
MRS CHAN, WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THE PRIVATE LAW SUIT FILED AGAINST THE GOVERNOR
THE REFORM PROPOSALS?
MRS CHAN: THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS APPLIED TO THE HIGH COURT FOR THE WRIT TO BE STRUCK OUT BECAUSE WE DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS A REASONABLE CAUSE FOR SUCH ACTION TO BE TAKEN. INDEED, WE FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ABUSE OF THE PROCESS OF COURT.
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