SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1982
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GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE ELDERLY STRESSED
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THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR ERIC HO, REITERATED TODAY (SATURDAY) THE GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO CARING FOR THE ELDERLY.
SPEAKING AT THE CHARITY BALL OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED, MR HO SAID THE STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS CHARITY FUNCTION REFLECTED THE FEELING OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IN CARING FOR THE AGED+.
NOTING THAT THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY HAS A TRADITION OF HONOUR AND RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY, HE SAID, OUR SENIOR CITIZENS OF TODAY HAVE DEVOTED THEIR WORKING LIVES TO BUILDING THIS CITY OF OURS AND THE PROSPERITY THE COMMUNITY NOW ENJOYS.+
+FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S PART ITS COMMITMENT TO THE ELDERLY WAS REINFORCED BY THE STATEMENTS IN THE GOVERNOR'S SPEECH IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY - ESPECIALLY THE INNOVATION OF THE GOLD COIN HOMES - IF I MAY PUT IT THAT WAY, MR HO SAID.
IN HIS SPEECH, THE GOVERNOR REVEALED A TRIAL SCHEME OF HOUSING THE ELDERLY IN PRIVATE FLATS TO MEET THE ACCOMMODATION NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE IN GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.
SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE SCHEME WILL BE FINANCED FROM THE SURPLUSES OBTAINED FROM THE SALES OF GOLD COINS WHICH ARE NOW HELD IN THE SPECIAL COIN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT.
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST AND CARE FOR THE ELDERLY.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IMPORTANT IN SOCIAL SERVICES
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SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG COULD REMAIN RESPONSIVE AND VIABLE + ONLY THROUGH COMMUNITY INPUT OR PARTICIPATION, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A TWO-WEEK EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS AT THE CITY HALL, MR ALLEYNE SAID THE EXTENT OF COMMUNITY INPUT, BOTH IN TIME AND EFFORT, WAS IMMEASURABLE.
HE SAID ONE OF THE BASIC AIMS OF SOCIAL WORK WAS TO RELEASE THE POTENTIAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND TO ENHANCE HIS SOCIAL FUNCTION ING.
*THE APPROACH IS SURELY TO ENCOURAGE THE INDIVIDUAL TO CONTRIBUTE AS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY TO RECOGNISE AND TO FULFIL HIS OBLIGATIONS MAKING THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICE A
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TWO-WAY PROCESS, + HE SAID.
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