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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1994
CAN I
BECAUSE IT SAID
HAPPY FOR ABOUT THE GARRISON
HAVE TO START THE PREPARATORY
JUST ADD ONE OTHER POINT TOUCHES ON SOMETHING WHICH THE HONOURABLE MEMBER ON MY LEFT YESTERDAY, AND I THINK ONE OR TWO OTHERS HAVE SAID. WE'RE NOT SAYING DAYS BEFORE THE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST 365 THAT CO-OPERATION HAS TRANSITION TO CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY ON THE 1ST JULY 1997, IT'S NOT OUR POSITION. WE'RE HAPPY FOR THINGS TO START TOMORROW, WE'RE THINGS ΤΟ START THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN I TALKED YESTERDAY IMPORTANCE OF SOLDIERS TALKING TO SOLDIERS ABOUT DEFENCE AND ISSUES, THAT COULD START TOMORROW. WE'LL OBVIOUSLY TALKING SOON ABOUT HOW BEST WE CAN SUPPORT AND HELP COMMITTEE, NOT IN ANY INTERVENTIONIST WAY, BUT IN AN AGREED WAY, AND A WAY AGREED WITH MEMBERS OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE AND WITH
HAVE PUT
FOR THAT CAN START SOON, THE PROPOSALS THAT WE PUTTING A BIT MORE ENERGY INTO THE JLG COULD START STRAIGHTAWAY. WE'VE THE THIRTIETH PUT A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS TO THE CHINESE SIDE DURING MEETING OF THE JLG, AND THAT COULD ALL START TOMORROW. SO IT'S NOT OUR POSITION THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE 30TH JUNE 1996 BEFORE WE START CO-OPERATING. WE'RE ALL IN FAVOUR OF CO-OPERATING FROM TEN PAST
THIS AFTERNOON.
CHINA,
FORWARD
THREE
THAT THE SERVICES.
AND AT
IN THE ADDRESS THIS YEAR, YOU THINK MRS PEGGY LAM ELDERLY SERVICES TOP YOUR AGENDA CONCERNING SOCIAL WELFARE YOU TALK ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ELDERLY IN THE PAST PRESENT AND I THINK ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE VERY ENCOURAGED BY YOUR REMARKS ARE IN THE POLICY ADDRESS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT YOU, THE GOVERNOR,
YOU AWARE OF THE BUT, THEM.
MR GOVERNOR, ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
IN CAGE- FOLLOWING: THAT IS TO SAY, MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE LIVING HOUSES, MANY ARE STREET-SLEEPERS. AND SO FOR THESE ELDERLY PEOPLE, GOVERNOR, WHAT CONCRETE ASSISTANCE WILL YOU GIVE TO THEM? FOR THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? PUBLIC HOUSING PROVIDE INCREASE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR THEM SO THAT STREET-SLEEPERS AND LIVING IN CAGE-HOUSES CAN LEAD A MORE DIGNIFIED LIFE?
GOVERNOR:
HOUSING
YEARS.
THE
MR WILL YOU WILL YOU THOSE
4,000
WE ARE, HOUSING
SINGLE
THE HOUSING HOUSING FOR IT IS 22,000 THOSE ARE BOTH
YES. THE HONOURABLE MEMBER IS ENTIRELY RIGHT IN WHAT SHE SAYS AND ENTIRELY RIGHT TO GIVE THAT ISSUE PRIORITY. AS I THINK WE HAVE INDICATED, THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF AUTHORITY, COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION FOR THE ELDERLY ON THE
AUTHORITY'S LIST, BY 1997. AUTHORITY, RECOGNISING THE IMPORTANCE OF TARGETING MORE THE ELDERLY, HAVE PROGRAMME FOR PROVIDING, I THINK FLATS FOR THE ELDERLY OVER THE NEXT FEW EXAMPLES OF US TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THE ELDERLY ARE AS WELL-HOUSED AS ΤΟ POSSIBLE. MOST ELDERLY PEOPLE, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT FRAIL, WISH
THE GO ON COPING ON THEIR OWN, WISH TO GO ON LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN COMMUNITY, AND WE MUST MAKE IT POSSIBLE, WHEREVER THEY WISH, FOR THEM TO DO SO. THAT REQUIRES GOOD HOUSING AND IT REQUIRES OTHER THINGS WELL.
IT REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELFARE IT REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF DAY-CARE CENTRES AND SOCIAL CENTRES THEM. ALL THOSE ISSUES ARE DEALT WITH IN THE EXCELLENT WORKING REPORT ON THE ELDERLY WHICH THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE
HER PRESS CONFERENCE BE TALKING ABOUT A GOOD DEAL, I IMAGINE, AT
THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING ANNOUNCES TOMORROW WHEN SHE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THAT WORKING GROUP REPORT BECAUSE I
SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK
COMMUNITY
BETTER.
HAS A
SERVICES,
AS
FOR
PARTY
WILL
ALL THE BELIEVE THIS AFTER THE ELDERLY
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