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MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1988

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"IT IS HOPED THAT THE GROUPS CAN FINISH THEIR STUDIES WITHIN ONE YEAR AND THEN SEEK THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL FOR THE PROGRAMMES AND THE PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY RESOURCES.

BOARDS WILL

"THE HEUNG YEE KUK, RURAL COMMITTEES AND DISTRICT BR CONSULTED BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE FINALISED," MR CONCLUDED.

SUEN

TUNG WAH'S SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PRAISED

CHAMBERS, TODAY

ITS

THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN

WAH GROUP (MONDAY) PAID TRIBUTE TO THE TUNG

FOR OF HOSPITALS IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY.

CEREMONY OF

AND ATTENTION HOME

HE WAS OFFICIATING AT THE FOUNDATION-STONE LAYING THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS' WU YORK YỤ CARE FOR THE ELDERLY IN SHUEN WAN, TAI PO.

YET

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE WHO WERE NO

ELDERLY

MR CHAMBERS DESCRIBED THE PROJECT AS THE GROUP'S COMMITMENT TO THE NEEDS OF LONGER CAPABLE OF LOOKING AFTER THEMSELVES.

PIECE OF LAND

SAM IN

THE IDEA TO USE THE

MUN CHAI ROAD, OVERLOOKING SCENIC PLOVER COVE, TO PROVIDE CARE AND ATTENTION PLACES FOR THE ELDERLY WAS CONCEIVED SOME 10 YEARS AGO.

*JUNE 1985 SAW THE COMPLETION OF STAGE 1 OF THIS PROJECT,

ACCOMMODATION THE PAO SIU LOONG CARE AND ATTENTION BUILDING WITH 188 ELDERLY RESIDENTS WAS OPENED, MR CHAMBERS SAID.

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"TODAY'S CEREMONY MARKS THE PROJECT WHICH WILL, IN DUE COURSE, HOME WITH SOME 250 PLACES.

WHEN

FOR

START OF WORK ON PHASE II PROVIDE ANOTHER CARE AND

OF THIS ATTENTION

IT'S KIND IN HONG

"THIS DEVELOPMENT IS BY FAR THE LARGEST OF KONG AND WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROVISION OF CARE AND ATTENTION PLACES FOR THE ELDERLY."

LONG PROMOTED AND ELDERLY

MR CHAMBERS POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD THE CONCEPT OF "CARE IN THE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR FAMILIES TO MEMBERS IN THEIR OWN HOMES.

COMMUNITY" AND

SUPPORT PROVIDED CONTINUE TO CARE FOR THEIR

EITHER BECAUSE OF THE "SOMETIMES THIS IS NO LONGER POSSIBLE

OR BECAUSE OF THE INABILITY INCREASING FRAILTY OF THE ELDERLY

OF AND SUPPORT, HE THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CARE SAID.

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"IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES PLACEMENT IN A RESIDENTIAL HOME THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE.

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