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TUESDAY, APRIL 16,

1991

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SWAC MEMBERS VISIT PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY

SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC) CHAIRMAN, MRS ROSANNA TAM, AND A COMMITTEE MEMBER, MRS PEGGY LAM, THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON

HONG KONG ISLAND VISITED THREE PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY ON SEE THE SERVICES AND OPERATIONS THERE.

AND

TO

MRS LAM, THE VISITING GROUP ALSO

M.D. CARTLAND

WELFARE MR

TAM APART FROM MRS INCLUDED THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE MR RICKY FUNG.

AND THE

OF THE THREE ELDERLY HOMES THEY REGISTERED HOME.

VISITED, ONE OF

THEM IS A

THE CAPACITY OF THE HOMES RANGED FROM MONTHLY FEES FROM $1,700 TO $4,200,

22 то

AND 112,

THEIR

HAVE MORE

INFORMATION HOMES

MRS TAM SAID THE VISIT ENABLED THEM TO ON THE HOMES, WHICH WOULD, TOGETHER WITH ALL CARE-AND-ATTENTION FOR THE ELDERLY, BE PUT UNDER LEGISLATIVE CONTROL LATER THIS YEAR.

HOMES,

SET IN THE

OPERATIONS OF THE "WE ALSO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL WHEN CONSIDERING THE STANDARDS TO BE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, SHE SAID.

**

THE SWAC WILL PUT UNDER MICROSCOPE THE PROPOSED AND REGULATIONS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

LEGISLATION

THE

ELDERLY IN THE SOCIAL

THERE ARE CURRENTLY 313 PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE

VOLUNTARILY

WITH REGISTERED

TERRITORY 30 OF THEM ARE

WELFARE DEPARTMENT WHICH PROVIDES ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.

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UPDATED CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES AVAILABLE

IN BOTH CHINESE AN UPDATED SET OF TWO TABLES, GIVING INFORMATION ON CLIMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN HONG AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

AND ENGLISH, KONG IS NOW

VALUES OVER ELEMENTS

HUMIDITY,

VAPOUR

THE TABLES GIVE EXTREME VALUES ON RECORD AND MEAN

1961-90 FOR VARIOUS METEOROLOGICAL THE 30-YEAR PERIOD OF

WIND, TEMPERATURE, INCLUDING PRESSURE, CLOUD AMOUNT, RAINFALL AND SUNSHINE.

PRESSURE,

INFORMATION ON

TIIUNDERSTORMS,

FOG,

RELATIVE

SOIL

SOLAR TEMPERATURE,

SRA SURFACE SIGNALS IS ALSO

RADIATION, EVAPORATION, POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, TEMPERATURE AND TROPICAL CYCLONE AND STRONG MONSOON GIVEN.

OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S THE VARIED YET CONCISE WILL BE USEFUL FOR SHIPPING,

AND PROCEEDINGS

THE TABLES ARE PUBLISHED AS PART SERVICES. CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION

TABLES INFORMATION PROVIDED IN

THE

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

THE TABLES MAY BE

OBTAINED

FROM

AVIATION, ENGINEERING DESIGN, JUDICIAL

THE LIBRARY

PLANNING

OF

OF

THE ROYAL EITHER IN

OBSERVATORY HEADQUARTERS, 134A NATHAN ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, PERSON OR BY WRITTEN REQUEST WITH SELF-ADDRESSED AND STAMPED ENVELOPE.

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