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Saturday, August 18, 1973

REPORT ON FUTURE NEEDS OF ELDERLY SUMMARISED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

More than 1,000 copies of the summary of the report by the working

party on the Future Needs of the Elderly have been sent out for public comment.

The surmaries, in English and Chinese, have been sent to voluntary

agencies, kaifongs, rural committees, City District Offices, schools, clinics,

hospitals, churches and other organisations. Some have also been sent

overseas.

Mr. Bowen Leung, Administrative Officer (Planning) said the working

party in conjunction with the Social Welfare Department was now gathering

comments and criticisms of the recommendations in the report from as many

sources as possible, so that a final version could be prepared for presentation

to the government.

He asked people to send in their views before the end of September.

The summaries are also being sold at the Government

Publications

Centre at the Star Ferry Concourse on Hong Kong Island, at $1 a copy.

In its report, the working party made wide ranging recommendations

for expanded services to the elderly based on the concept of "care in the

community."

Note to Editors:

Copies of the summary in Chinese are being distributed tonight in the Press Boxes. The English summary was issued following the

press conference on July 18.

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