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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1990

AT "THE AIM WILL BE TO PROVIDE A HIGH QUALITY SERVICE DIRECTED

WE NEED ΤΟ PLACE GREATER THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL. EMPHASIS ON THE CONTINUITY OF CARE, FROM PREVENTION THROUGH TO CURE,

BETWEEN HEALTH

AND CARE A BETTER ACHIEVE

AND

BALANCE

HOSPITAL

TREATMENT.

"IMPROVED

PRIMARY

HEALTH SERVICES

CAN

BRING FURTHER HEALTH AND

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE GENERAL STANDARD OF THE COMMUNITY'S REDUCE THE NEED FOR HOSPITALISATION," HE SAID.

SIR DAVID SAID THE WORKING PARTY ON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WAS NOW THE YOUNG AND THE OF WOMEN, EXAMINING THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS ELDERLY.

PROGRAMMES OF

IT WAS LOOKING AT HOW TO INVOLVE HEALTH CARE WORKERS, TEACHERS,

IMPROVED SOCIAL WORKERS,

AND VOLUNTEERS IN PARENTS HEALTH EDUCATION.

SYSTEM THE WORKING PARTY WAS ALSO STUDYING HOW A COMPUTERISED

ΤΟ COULD PROVIDE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND HOW

AT OUT- IMPROVE TRAINING IN FAMILY MEDICINE FOR DOCTORS AND NURSES PATIENT CLINICS.

"I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF

THE GOVERNOR SAID. PARTY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR,

THE WORKING

IMPROVING SOCIAL WELFARE WITHOUT CREATING DEPENDENCY CULTURE

THE CHALLENGE FOR HONG KONG IS TO IMPROVE OUR SOCIAL WITHOUT CREATING THE SORT OF DEPENDENCY CULTURE FOUND IN SOME WELFARE

STATES,

(WEDNESDAY).

THE

GOVERNOR,

SIR

DAVID

WILSON,

SERVICES

WESTERN SAID TODAY

WELFARE BENEFIT LEVELS WERE HE SAID THE FACT THAT SOCIAL

THE REGULARLY REVIEWED TO MAINTAIN THEIR REAL PURCHASING POWER SHOWED

THOSE IN COMMITMENT MADE TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE FOR NEED OF FINANCIAL HELP, CARE OR PROTECTION.

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IN

PLACE A SAFETY-NET

FOR THE NEEDY AND THE

VULNERABLE,' HE SAID.

"WE HAVE

SIR DAVID

"HONG KONG IS A DYNAMIC AND

OUT THAT WE WOULD NOT POINTED ACHIEVING SIMPLY A LEVEL OF BASIC PROVISION.

CONSTANTLY

BE

SATISFIED

WITH

DEVELOPING SOCIETY,

ΤΟ

FULL EMPLOYMENT MEANS THAT JOBS AND REASONABLE WAGES ARE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY EVERYONE.

/"BUT CHANGING