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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987

INCOME DECLARATION REQUIREMENT FOR OVER-70'S DELETED

DISPENSE WITH THE REQUIREMENT THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO

ALLOWANCE APPLICATIONS BY NEW FOR AN INCOME DECLARATION IN OLD AGE

BETWEEN 65 AND 69, APPLICANTS OVER 70, WHILE RETAINING IT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ELIGIBLE.

AND WELFARE, THE THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH

IN

LEGISLATIVE

TODAY COUNCIL THE HON JOHN CHAMBERS, DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS.

RATE

(WEDNESDAY}

BR ELIGIBLE

WITHOUT

TO

MR CHAMBERS SAID ALL THOSE AGED 70 AND OVER WOULD

OF OLD AGE ALLOWANCE FOR THE NEW HIGHER DECLARE THEIR INCOME.

HAVING

THE DECISION FOLLOWED A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE PROPOSALS LIGHT OF THE STRONG VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE SUBJECT.

IN THE

ASSISTANCE SCHEME, POOR FAMILIES, OF CHILDREN, WOULD BE TO INTRODUCE A MEAL

ON THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC MR CHAMBERS SAID THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY OF HELPING

NUMBER LARGE PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH A INCREASE THE BASIC RATES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS AND TO ALLOWANCE FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING FULL DAY SCHOOL.

IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FEE ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR

FAMILIES SINGLE-PARENT FROM AND

CHILDREN

CENTRES, PRIORITY FOR ENTRY TO THESE CENTRES, HE SAID.

CHILD CARE WERK GIVEN

ROYAL HONG

ON TRAINING PROGRAMMES, MR CHAMBERS NOTED THAT THE

SOCIAL WORK TRAINING KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAD DONATED $6 MILLION TO THE FUND, WHICH WOULD ENABLE THE FUND TO SPONSOR MORE IN-SERVICE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS.

TO

THE

TRAINING

CO-OPERATE WELFARE OF VOLUNTARY SECTOR HAD

MR CHAMBERS SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE

AGENCIES CONCERNING EFFECTIVELY WITH THE VOLUNTARY LESS FORTUNATE CITIZENS, AND HE NOTED THAT THE BEEN INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF MAJOR POLICY REVIEWS IN RECENT YEARS.

TURNING TO MEDICAL AND HEALTH

SERVICES, MR CHAMBERS ASSURED HOSPITAL AUTHORITY, THE THE PROVISION OF A HEAVILY

MEMBERS THAT WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT REMAINED FULLY COMMITTED TO

SUBSIDISED PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICE IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

MOREOVER,

SLOWING-UP

AND

AMBITIOUS THE OF

EXTENSIONS

ΤΟ

ВЕ THERE

NO WOULD

NEW HOSPITALS

MAKING OF PROGRAMME

PROVIDING EXISTING HOSPITALS DURING THE NEXT FEW YEARS, HE SAID.

/HE ALSO