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"They also give specialist advice and education programmes to the general public and other health care providers on the knowledge and skills required in the care of the elderly."
These teams therefore can promote better interface between medical and welfare facilities by providing specialist support in the form of medical/nursing care and rehabilitation service for elderly persons in residential homes.
At present, the five Community Geriatric Assessment Teams under the Hospital Authority are able to serve more than 6,500 elderly persons a year. With the setting up of three more teams in 1995/96, care will be provided to an additional 4,900 persons each year.
As recommended by the working group, these teams will extend their services to non- residential setting and take referrals from home help teams, social centres, day care centres and other social service units.
End/Thursday, March 9, 1995
HK shares experiences on CITES implementation
A Conservation Officer of the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, Dr So Ping-man, today (Thursday) shared Hong Kong's experiences on implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at a seminar in Seoul.
Jointly organised by the Ministry of Environment of Korea and the TRAFFIC East Asia, the seminar on international trade of wild fauna and flora was participated by about 120 experts, Korean medicinal specialist and representatives from Korean Management and Scientific Authorities.
The primary objective of the seminar was to strengthen awareness of controls over the trade of endangered species, especially among traders, medicinal specialists, traditional doctors and relevant government officials.