TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1994
SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY FURTHER IMPROVED
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED A WORKING GROUP ON CARE FOR THE ELDERLY TO EXAMINE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE AND TO REVIEW THE EXISTING POLICIES ON VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.
THIS IS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, WHEN HE OFFICIATED AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WAN SHING MEMORIAL DAY CARE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY IN SHA TIN TODAY (TUESDAY).
NOTING THAT THE WORKING GROUP HAD RECENTLY SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR FOR CONSIDERATION, MR STRACHAN SAID SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY WOULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED UPON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP.
"THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES THAT SUPPORTIVE SERVICE SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY SO AS TO ENABLE OUR SENIOR CITIZENS TO REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
"TO ACHIEVE THIS PURPOSE, A WIDE SPECTRUM OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING HOME HELP SERVICE, MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, DAY CARE CENTRE, SOCIAL CENTRE AND RESPITE SERVICE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED IN THE LAST DECADE THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS," HE SAID.
POINTING OUT THAT THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THESE SERVICES IN SUPPORTING SENIOR CITIZENS TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY HAD BEEN CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED, MR STRACHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS COMMITTED ΤΟ FURTHER DEVELOP THESE SERVICES IN THE COMING YEARS.
**IN THIS CONNECTION, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO PROVIDE 36 ADDITIONAL HOME HELP TEAMS, 51 SOCIAL CENTRES,
11 MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES AND 14 DAY CARE CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY IN NEXT FEW YEARS, HE ADDED.
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TRAFFIC CONTROL CLOSED CIRCUIT TV SYSTEM FOR KOWLOON TO EXPAND
THE AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM FOR KOWLOON IS TO BE EXPANDED TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE WHOLE KOWLOON REGTON.
THE EXPANDED SYSTEM, WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO COST $35 MILLION, WILL SUPPLEMENT THE COMPUTERISED TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEM OF KOWLOON, WHICH IS BEING UPGRADED.
A CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT FOR THE PROJECT WAS SIGNED BETWEEN TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA TODAY (TUESDAY).
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THE DEPARTMENT AT PRESENT OPERATES A SMALL CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION SYSTEM OF 26 ROADSIDE CAMERAS COVERING THE WEST AND CENTRAL KOWLOON AREA.
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