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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1988

**WHILE THE GOVERNMENT

THE EQUALLY

ITSELF HAS

IT IS

RESPONSIBILITY IMPORTANT TO

OF

HAVE

SUPPORT. PROVIDING SERVICES AND PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.

MR CHAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SALVATION ARMY FOR ITS ACHIEVEMENTS IN VARIOUS FIELDS OF SOCIAL SERVICES WHICH CHANGING SOCIAL NEEDS.

THE A MESSAGE

OF

*

OUTSTANDING WERE MEETING

"QUITE RIGHTLY

THEME

IS WEEK ARMY THE SALVATION

BE WIDELY PROMOTED AND WHICH SHOULD SERVICES AND LOVE - GIVEN SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY," HE SAID.

J

MUCH TO DO IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO DISABLED: SHW

HAVE

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR PROVIDING REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED COME, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR T.H. (SATURDAY).

CEREMONY

MUCH TO DO IN IN THE YEARS TO CHAU SAID TODAY

OF

OF THE HEARING AWARENESS OPENING SPEAKING AT THE

DEAF, MR CHAU EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE

THE INCREASE BECAUSE SAID THE DEMAND FOR SUCH SERVICES WAS ON

CHARACTERISTICS AND DISEASE POPULATION GROWTH, CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC

AS A RESULT PATTERNS, AND HIGHER ASPIRATION FOR QUALITY OF SERVICES OF THE GROWING AFFLUENCE OF HONG KONG.

ANOTHER REASON WAS THAT MORE DISABLED PEOPLE WERE SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP, ADVICE AND SERVICES, HE ADDED.

RECENT

PREPARED TO

ΤΟ IN

THE HIS

ADDRESS "AS THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT

DISABLED LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SERVICES FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE

THE WHITE PAPER IN HAVE DEVELOPED RAPIDLY SINCE THE PUBLICATION OF 1977.

SCOPE

AND STANDARD

SERVICES

OF REHABILITATION "BOTH THE PROVIDED IN HONG KONG COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES, MR CHAU SAID.

AND

THE

THE GOVERNMENT HE SAID THAT APART FROM THE COMMITMENT OF

AND DEVELOP SERVICES, THE RESOURCES IT HAD PROVIDED TO IMPROVE VOLUNTARY SECTOR HAD PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN GOVERNMENT'S ACHIEVEMENTS.

DURING THIS REMARKABLE "MUCH OF THE BURDEN OF REHABILITATION PERIOD OF DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN CARRIED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

"THEIR ROLE