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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1989

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MRS WONG SAID THAT

EXPENDITURE WENT

MORE

RECURRENT REHABILITATION AS WELL AS FAMILY WELFARE, AND THE FIRST HAD ENJOYED A SHARP RISE IN PRIORITIES.

ON

THAN 85

YOUNG

PER CENT OF

PRESENT THE

AND THE ELDERLY. PEOPLE,

THREE FIELDS

++ THIS SHIFT IN EMPHASIS HAS BEEN NECESSARY LONGER SATISFIED WITH BASIC SERVICES.

"DEMANDS

FOR

SOCIAL

WELFARE SERVICES

AS THE PUBLIC 138 NO

HAVE

BECOME MORE

SOPHISTICATED, MATCHING THE DEVELOPMENTS OF SOCIETY ITSELI." SHE SAID.

"WE NEED TO SET OUR

ON FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. MRS WONG COMMENTED: SIGHTS HIGH, OUR SHOULDERS TO THE WHEEL AND OUR FEET ON THE GROUND.

VISION TO THE "IN THE YEARS AHEAD, WE WILL NOT ONLY CAST OUR

AND AHEAD BUT ALSO YEARS

RE-EXAMINE OUR PRIORITIES CRITICALLY

WELFARE SERVICES STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THAT THE LEVEL OF OUR SOCIAL REMAINS IN TUNE WITH THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG'S SOCIETY."

GOVT DECIDES NO CHARGE FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES

THAT, AS

CHARGE PRESENT, AT

NO THE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED

INCLUDING NON-EMERGENCY SERVICES, AMBULANCE SHOULD BE LEVIED FOR

AMBULANCE REMOVALS, AFTER CONSIDERING THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE SERVICE REVIEW STEERING GROUP.

THE

OF AMBULANCE WHEN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CONSIDERED THE REVIEW SERVICES IN 1987, IT ADVISED THE REVIEW STEERING GROUP TO EXAMINE FEASIBILITY OF CHARGING FOR NON-EMERGENCY REMOVALS AND TO REPORT BACK, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE REVIEW STEERING GROUP HAS ABUSE AND MISUSE OF AMBULANCE SERVICES,

ON NON-EMERGENCY TO COLLECT STATISTICS INVOLVING HOMES FOR THE AGED AND PRIVATE HOSPITAL SAID.

EXAMINED THE

OF THE QUESTION

THREE SURVEYS CONDUCTED AND

ESPECIALLY REMOVALS,

THOSE HE ESTABLISHMENTS,

THE

THE EXAMINED HAVING ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST CHARGING, CONCLUDED THAT NO CHARGE SHOULD INCLUDING NON-EMERGENCY REMOVALS.

GROUP STEERING DEPARTMENT SHOULD SERVICES AMBULANCES, AND TO DRAW UP

BE

PRESENT AMBULANCE THE REVIEW LEVIED FOR

SERVICES STEERING AMBULANCE

AND THE GROUP HAS

SERVICES,

SUGGESTED

MONITOR THE CONTINUE

FOR GUIDELINES ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, MEDICAL AND NURSING STAFF AND SOCIAL WORKERS FOR REMOVALS,

HAS FURTHER

THAT THE FIRE

ΤΟ

MISUSE

OF

AMBULANCE NON-EMERGENCY

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