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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1990

LORD CAITHNESS VISITS WELFARE ESTABLISHMENTS

FOREIGN

AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, OBTAINED FIRST-HAND

AND

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LORD CAITHNESS, THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING INFORMATION ON SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS.

THE SECRETARY FOR

HEALTH

AND

ACCOMPANIED BY

WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, AND THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR M.D. CARTLAND,

THE COUNTESS OF LORD CAITHNESS AND

CAITHNESS VISITED THE SOCIAL IN SOUTHORN WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S WAN CHAI SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNIT CENTRE.

CARTLAND BRIEFED DURING THE VISIT, MR

THE VISITORS ON THE SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM IN HONG KONG AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS.

INTEREST IN HONG KONG'S LORD CAITHNESS SHOWED KEEN

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SECURITY SYSTEM. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE WAS MEANS-TESTED AND NON-CONTRIBUTORY AND THE ACCORDING TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S OR A FAMILY'S MEANS AND NEEDS.

PAYMENTS

WERE

SOCIAL SCHEME GRANTED

TOLD THE

VISITORS THAT A

WHITE PAPER EMPHASIS ON PRESERVING THE YOUTH AT RISK AND

MR CARTLAND

DRAFT RELEASED ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 18) PROPOSED THAT THE FUTURE

POLICY SHOULD BE OF HONG KONG'S SOCIAL WELFARE FAMILY AS A UNIT, AND PROVIDING FOR CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.

CAITHNESS

THE VISITED LATER IN THE MORNING, LORD SETTLEMENT, A SUBVENTED WELFARE ORGANISATION, IN WAN CHAI.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF ST JAMES' SETTLEMENT, LI KWOK-PO, LORD CAITHNESS TOURED THE WELFARE COMPLEX WHICH

A ELDERLY,

DAY ACTIVITIES A DAY CARE CENTRE FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS AND A SHELTERED WORKSHOP.

ST

JAMES'

MR DAVID COMPRISES

CENTRE FOR

LATER LORD

CAITHNESS MET

REPRESENTATIVES

BY THE SECRETARY

OF CIVIL

SERVICE ATTENDING

FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR

STAFF ASSOCIATIONS AT THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES BEFORE A LUNCH IN CENTRAL HOSTED PETER TSAO.

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