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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1994
THESE TEMPORARY COMMUNITIES INCLUDE SQUATTER HOUSING ESTATES, BOAT SQUATTERS AND PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES
AREAS, TEMPORARY UNDER
REDEVELOPMENT.
SERVICES AND
YEARS,
THE
"
THEY
"OWING TO THE EXPANSION IN PROVISION OF WELFARE HOUSING DEPARTMENT'S REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES OVER THE NUMBER OF AREAS TO BE SERVED BY NLCDPS HAS BEEN ON THE DECLINE, POINTED OUT.
WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT NLCDPS HAVE PLAYED THEIR PART IN DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH COMMUNITIES, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SERVICE HAD TO BE VIEWED AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE NUMBER OF SERVICE TARGETS AND THE INCREASING SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BUILDING EFFORTS,
DEVELOPMENT
QUOTING EXAMPLES OF THE EXPANSION OF WELFARE STRACHAN SAID THERE WAS NO TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR STREET NO SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE 708 WHEN INTRODUCED. THERE ARE AT PRESENT 482 PLACES FOR STREET 142 SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE
SAID SUCH DWINDLING OF WELFARE
SERVICES, MR
SLEEPERS
AND
NLCDPS WERE SLEEPERS AND
THE OFFICIALS NOTED THAT FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATION SCHEME PROVIDED A LOT OF CHANNELS FOR THE VOICE THEIR OPINIONS AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS ADMINISTRATION.
DISTRICT
PUBLIC TO OF PUBLIC
IN ADDITION TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS WHICH CONSTITUTE A FORUM FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SERVING AS AN EXTENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE NETWORK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ORGANISATIONS
THE GOVERNMENT AND RESIDENTS AT THE LOCAL GRASS-ROOT LEVEL.
NEEDS
AT
A
THE OFFICIALS POINTED OUT THAT TO CATER FOR THE SPECIAL OF ELDERLY TENANTS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS ALSO LAUNCHED AN ESTATE LIAISON OFFICER SCHEME WHICH AIMS SERVING ELDERLY TENANTS IN SELECTED
IT WAS NOTED THAT TOTAL OF $7.2 MILLION WAS SPENT DURING THE YEAR 1993/94 FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME.
ESTATES.
MRS FUNG ADVISED THE PANEL THAT THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH DISCUSSED PROPOSALS FROM THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF EXPAND NLCDPS.
HAD
"DIALOGUE WITH THE COUNCIL ON THE
SOCIAL FUTURE
SERVICE
ΤΟ
DEVELOPMENT
OF NLCDPS WILL CONTINUE,
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SAID MRS FUNG.
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