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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1979
INCREASE IN COMPENSATION FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND
RESUMED IN URBAN AREAS
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE COMPENSATION RATE FOR OLD SCHEDULED AGRICULTURAL LOTS RESUMED IN NEW KOWLOON OR ON HONG KONG ISLAND HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM $58 PER SQUARE FOOT TO $65 PER SQUARE FOOT.
+THE NEW RATE IS EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1,+ A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THE RATE OF $600 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR OLD SCHEDULED BUILDING LAND RESUMED IN NEW KOWLOON OR ON HONG KONG ISLAND REMAINS UNCHANGED, HE ADDED.
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES JOIN HANDS TO HELP THE ELDERLY
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MANY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ARE JOINING HANDS WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO INCULCATE IN YOUNG PEOPLE THE CONCEPT OF CARE AND RESPECT FOR OLD PEOPLE, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. E.P. HO SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
OPENING THE FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY AT THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING AUDITORIUM, MR. HO SAID +LIKE_THE DISABLED, THE ELDERLY HAVE THE RIGHT TO STAY IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY SHOULD NOT BE CAST ASIDE OR FORGOTTEN.+
+THIS FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY IS AN EXCELLENT WAY OF BRINGING TOGETHER THE ELDERLY, THE MIDDLE AGED AND YOUNG PEOPLE, HE SAID.
MR. HO NOTED THAT THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN PROVIDING SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY WOULD CONTINUE TO BE ESSENTIAL- AND HE URGED THAT THE SERVICES SHOULD BE CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVED.
MR. HO SAID THE WHITE PAPER SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE 1980S' PUBLISHED EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS ALREADY OUTLINED THE AREAS IN WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.+
+THE MEASURES INCLUDE IMPROVED MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, COMMUNITY NURSING, BETTER HEALTH EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH PRACTICES.+
+A RANGE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO ENABLE THE ELDERLY TO REMAIN WITH THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR AS LONG AS THIS IS POSSIBLE.+
/HR. HO SAID
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