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SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 1994
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"WE WILL ALSO USE DIFFERENT CHANNELS, SUCH AS PARTICIPATING EDUCATION AND CAREERS EXPO, TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE
PERSONS
IN
THAT DISABLED SUCCESS
COULD CONTRIBUTE THEIR TALENTS, THROUGH WORK, TO THE OF THE COMMUNITY.
"ON THE OTHER HAND, WE HOPE THE GENERAL PUBLIC COULD ACCEPT THE DISABLED AND HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR WORKING ABILITIES SO TO ACHIEVE THAT THEY COULD WORK WITH THEIR ABLE-BODIED COUNTERPARTS THE GOAL 'TOGETHER WE DEVELOP OUR ABILITIES','
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MRS CHOR ADDED.
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BUDGET WILL IMPROVE WELFARE
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THE 1994/95 BUDGET PROPOSALS ARE AIMED TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE AND MAINTAIN THE PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF THE TERRITORY, KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, SAID THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING AT AN OPERA NIGHT FOR LOCAL ELDERLY, MR YAP SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS CONCERNED WITH PROVIDING WELFARE SERVICES TO SENIOR CITIZENS BECAUSE THEY HAD CONTRIBUTED MUCH ΤΟ THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY.
NOTING THAT HONG KONG HAD ACHIEVED A SATISFACTORY GROWTH RATE OF 5.5 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS LAST YEAR, MR YAP SAID THE ADMINISTRATION WAS DETERMINED ΤΟ SPEND MORE ON DIVERSIFYING AND IMPROVING ITS SERVICES.
IN PARTICULAR, BETTER CARE AND HELP WILL BF PROVIDED ΤΟ ELDERLY, THE POOR AND THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, HE SAID.
THE
MR YAP ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO TACKLE INFLATION AND MINIMISE ITS IMPACT.
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AND THE ADMINISTRATION WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE BUILDING THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURES TO CATER FOR THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THE TERRITORY,” HE ADDED,
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EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES SURVEY UNDER WAY
A QUARTERLY SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT AND VACANCIES IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY FOR THIS MONTH 15 UNDER WAY.
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS MAILING
TO ABOUT 67,000 ESTABLISHMENTS.
QUESTIONNAIRES
THE RESULTS ARE USEFUL IN SERVING AS SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON LATEST CHANGES IN THE LABOUR MARKET, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
/THE ESTABLISHMENTS