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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1988

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MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW TRIBUNAL RULES SUPPORTED

FIRST MADE

E

1988 MARK THE THE MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW TRIBUNAL RULES CONCRETE STEP BY THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS

THE MENTAL HEALTH BY LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS CONCERNING THE HON HUI YIN-FAT SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ORDINANCE,

MR HỤI WAS SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE RULES, WHICH WERE IN THE COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 23.

TABLED

OF THE SOCIAL HE SAID HE PARTICULARLY WELCOMED THE INCLUSION

THE REVIEW PROCEDURES, AND ASSESSMENT REPORT AS PART AND PARCEL OF

IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE THE INCLUSION OF A SOCIAL WORKER

MENTAL

HEALTH REVIEW TRIBUNAL.

CONCEPT OUTDATED "THIS DENOTES A POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE

THAT DETENTION, CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE AND REST WITH THE MEDICAL

ALL DECISIONS RELATING TO THE ADMISSION TO GUARDIANSHIP OF MENTAL PATIENTS PROFESSION," HE SAID.

AN "APPROVED SOCIAL ON THE REFERENCE TO

WORKER UNDER THE

GUARDIANSHIP

MR SCHEME,

SAID

THE HUI

WORKERS "THAT SOCIAL

WITH COULD BE FOUND IN BOTH THE RELEVANT QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

HE SAID THAT VOLUNTARY AGENCIES PROVIDED HEALTH AFTER-CARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

HEALTH CASES

THE BULK OF MENTAL

ΤΟ

THE AUTHORITY

AS TRANSFER OF MENTAL

MIGHT ABLE CAUSE DELAY, SOCIAL WORKERS IN VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WERE MORE THAN

AND SERVICE FOR THEIR OWN AND WILLING TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CARE MENTAL PATIENTS.

CENTRES RUN "AT THE MOMENT, HALF-WAY HOUSES AND WORK ACTIVITY

WITH CLOSELY

THE SOCIAL WELFARE BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES ARE WORKING DEPARTMENT

SERVICES AFTER-CARE MUCH-NEEDED EX-MENTAL PATIENTS, HE SAID.

IN PROVIDING THE

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TO

BE RECOGNISED AND THAT VOLUNTARY

"IT IS HOPED THAT THEIR SERVICE WILL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO APPOINTING SOCIAL WORKERS IN AGENCIES AS APPROVED SOCIAL WORKERS."

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