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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1988
"CLINICAL FACILITIES ARE ADEQUATE AND NO WHO WANTS TO MAKE USE OF THESE FACILITIES.
ONE IS TURNED AWAY
DR PANG POINTED OUT THAT THE UNHCR SURVEY ON CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM CHICKENPOX WAS DONE DURING THE PEAK OF AN OUTBREAK IN {LATE NOVEMBER.
"THE NUMBER OF CASES HAVE SINCE BEEN ON THE DECLINE AND THE SITUATION IS VERY MUCH UNDER CONTROL, HE SAID.
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A WORKING GROUP MEMBER, MR POON CHIU-HUNG, SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE BLAMED FOR OVERCROWDING CONDITIONS IN SAN YICK.
"I CAN RECALL THAT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES IN THE CENTRE HAVE REFUSED TO MOVE OUT OF SAN YICK TO THE TEMPORARY CENTRE IN PILLAR POINT.
"I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT IMPROVEMENTS HAVE CONTINUED TO BE MADE IN THE CENTRE FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE REFUGEES UNDER THE ON-GOING LIBERALISATION PROGRAMME.
MEANWHILE, OFFICIALS FROM THE SECURITY BRANCH WILL SHORTLY HAVE A MEETING WITH HALL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SAN YICK CENTRE TO WORK OUT SELF-HELP PROGRAMMES WITH A VIEW TO FURTHER IMPROVING THE CLEANLINESS AND HYGIENIC CONDITIONS THERE.
BUILDING A PROSPEROUS, CARING COMMUNITY
THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN, TODAY (TUESDAY) ENCOURAGED HONG KONG STUDENTS TO CULTIVATE THE HUMAN QUALITIES OF INDEPENDENCE AND INTERDEPENDENCE WHICH WERE ESSENTIAL FOR THE BUILDING OF A PROSPEROUS AND CARING COMMUNITY.
ADDRESSING THE ANNUAL SPEECH
OF THE HONG KONG CHINESE WOMEN'S CLUB COLLEGE, MRS CHAN SAID THAT A HEALTHY COMMUNITY RELIED ON ITS MEMBERS TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES RATHER THAN RELYING ON STATE HELP.
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"BUT INDEPENDENCE IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN PLUCK OUT OF THIN AIR. IT IS VERY MUCH BORN OUT OF ONE'S SENSE OF SELF WORTH AND HOW WELL ONE HAS LEARNT THE SKILLS OF DAILY LIVING.
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44 A "BUILDING UP ONE'S SELF-ESTEEM IS NOT PARTICULARLY FOR SOMEONE WITH A HANDICAP BUT WE MUST OWN ABILITIES AND MUST KEEP OUR GOALS IN LIFE FIRMLY TOLD THE STUDENTS.
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