WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1994
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RECEIVING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND PHYSIOTHERAPY SERVICES OF THE PERSONAL CARE SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE CENTRE.
OTHER PERSONAL CARE SERVICES ON OFFER ALSO EXERCISE AND SIMPLE NURSING CARE.
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PUBLIC URGED TO STUDY OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN, THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON URGED ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES, THE BUSINESS SECTOR, AND ORDINARY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, TO STUDY DETAILS OF THE OLD AGE PENSIONS SCHEME WITH AN OPEN MIND AND WITHOUT ANY PRE-CONCEIVED IDEAS.
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SHE SAID AT THE END OF THE CONSULTATIVE PERIOD WHICH WOULD LAST THE END OF OCTOBER, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD TAKE A VERY HARD LOOK AT THE VIEWS THAT HAD BEEN RECEIVED BEFORE COMING TO A FIRM DECISION.
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SPEAKING ΤΟ REPORTERS AFTER OFFICIATING AT A PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MRS CHAN SAID THE SCHEME WAS A VERY AND WOULD PROVIDE SECURITY FOR AN INCREASING AGING POPULATION.
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"THE CONTRIBUTION RATES ARE VERY LOW AND WE ARE VERY THAT THAT LOW RATES OF CONTRIBUTION CAN BE MAINTAINED WELL NEXT CENTURY WHILE AT THE SAME TIME, PROVIDING FINANCIAL SECURITY THE ELDERLY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY," SHE SAID.
"I WANT TO REITERATE THAT WE HAVE PUT FORWARD THIS SCHEME, BELIEVING IT TO BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY,
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FOR ANY REASONS THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE SCHEME, THEN, OF COURSE, WE WILL NOT PROCEED WITH IT.
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AT THE SAME TIME, MRS CHAN SAID, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE VERY TO CONSULT WITH THE CHINESE SINCE THIS SCHEME WOULD STRADDLE
"I AM SURE THAT FROM THE CHINESE POINT OF VIEW, THEY THEMSELVES WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE A PROBLEM ABOUT PROVIDING FINANCIAL SECURITY FOR AN INCREASING AGING POPULATION AND I AM SURE THAT THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR PROPOSALS FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW, SHE ADDED.
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