WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991
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SHW'S ADDRESS ON SOCIAL WELFARE WHITE PAPER
THE FOLLOWING IS WELFARE INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND BY THE WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, (WEDNESDAY}:
STATEMENT
ON
TO THE
ON PAPER
SOCIAL THE WHITE
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND TODAY COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE
SIR, LAID ON THE TABLE TODAY IS THE WELFARE INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.
WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL
THIS
WHITE
PAPER
SETS OUT
THE GOVERNMENT'S
PARTY
POLICIES AND IT EFFORT BY A DRAWN FROM WELFARE AND DUE HAVE OFFERED
STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES. REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF A YEAR'S COLLABORATIVE
NON-OFFICIALS WORKING
MAINLY COMPRISING ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN SOCIAL
GREAT CREDIT AND GRATITUDE IS OTHER AREAS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR. то THESE PERSONS FOR THE CREATIVITY AND HARD WORK THEY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN HONG KONG.
ITS
ITS
BEGINNING OF THE WORKING PARTY SOUGHT PUBLIC VIEWS AT THE
DRAFT REPORT IN
SEPTEMBER WORK IN EARLY 1990 AND AGAIN ON
OF CONSULTATION,
WORKING THE LAST YEAR.
DURING THE SECOND ROUND
SUGGESTIONS THROUGH THE PARTY RECEIVED MANY HELPFUL COMMENTS AND
DEBATE IN AND THE SUBMISSIONS DISTRICT BOARDS, SEMINARS, WRITTEN THIS CHAMBER.
DRAFTING PROCESS HAS ABLE TO RESPOND, BOTH IN PUBLIC DESIRES AND CONCERNS
THE USE OF THIS TRANSPARENT MEANT THAT THE FINAL WHITE PAPER HAS BEEN DIRECTION AND SUBSTANCE, TO MANY OF THE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES.
ABOUT COMMENTS
LACK
THEREFORE, IN SEVERAL THE WHITE PAPER TABLED TODAY DIFFERS,
IN SEPTEMBER RESPECTS FROM THE WORKING PARTY'S DRAFT REPORT ISSUED
FUTURE PROPOSED OF THE VAGUENESS LAST YEAR.
OF COMMITMENT TO FUNDING HAVE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE APPARENT
GIVING BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE INCLUSION OF AN IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
THE NEED TO PLANNED TARGETS AND PLANNING TARGETS TO BE ACHIEVED.
HAS ALSO CLARIFY CONFUSION OVER THE POSSIBILITIES OF FEE-CHARGING
UNDERTAKING TO FORM A WORKING PARTY OF BEEN RECOGNIZED THROUGH THE
THIS CONCEPT AGENCIES TO STUDY FURTHER HOW GOVERNMENT AND SERVICE MIGHT BE DEVELOPED.
FOR
PARTY
ADDRESS THE OF SERVICES SUBJECT CONTRIBUTORY DID NOT FALL WITHIN OR THE SCOPE OF THE WHITE PAPER
OF
THE
DOES FOR THE
THIS
UNDER
THE
THERE WAS A STRONG CALL FOR THE WHITE PAPER TO
THE PROVISION CONSEQUENCES OF AN AGING POPULATION ON
LINKED TO THE THE ELDERLY, THIS IS FREQUENTLY
AGE THROUGH PROVIDING FOR FINANCIAL SECURITY IN OLD SCHEMES. RETIREMENT PROVISION FOR THE ELDERLY THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING
ΤΟ FOREWORD THE WHITE PAPER. HOWEVER,
ISSUE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT ACKNOWLEDGE THE VIEW THAT THE
GOVERNMENT. BY EXAMINED BE THE EXISTING SCHEMES BE KEPT CONSTANT REVIEW BUT OTHER RELATED AREAS WILL BE EXAMINED SUCH AS DEVELOPMENT OF A HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME SUITABLE FOR HONG KONG.
ELDERLY
SHOULD CONTINUR
TO
WILL BE DONE.
NOT ONLY WELL
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