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ELDERLY SERVICES UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN REGULARLY CONDUCTING REVIEWS ON ELDERLY SERVICES TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE AGEING POPULATION.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (THURSDAY) BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF A VARIETY SHOW FOR 1,000 ELDERLY PEOPLE IN CENTRAL. THE SHOW WAS ORGANISED BY SHUN TAK FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION.

MRS GOODSTADT SAID THERE WAS A DIRE NEED TO UPGRADE VARIOUS ELDERLY SERVICES, BOTH IN QUALITY AND QUANTITY, TO COPE WITH THE INCREASE IN ELDERLY POPULATION.

"THE WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE 909 AND BEYOND, THE PUBLISHED IN MARCH THIS YEAR, HAS LAID DOWN CONCRETE DIRECTION IN DEVELOPMENT OF ELDERLY SERVICES, SHE POINTED OUT.

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THE GOVERNMENT WOULD EXPAND COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES AS WELL AS RESPITE SERVICE FOR THE ELDERLY, SHE SAID.

"IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE SERVICES, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ALSO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REGULATE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY.

ESTABLISHMENT OF ORGANISATIONS,'

SHE

THE "IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES MORE SELF-FINANCING HOMES SAID.

BY

NON-PROFIT-MAKING

MRS GOODSTADT ALSO ASSOCIATION FOR ITS ACTIVE SENIOR CITIZENS.

PALD ROLE

TRIBUTE то SHUN TAK FRATERNAL IN ORGANISING ACTIVITIES FOR OUR

FAN LAU FORT RESTORED

THE FAN LAU FORT ON LANTAU ISLAND HAS REGAINED ITS ORIGINAL SPLENDOUR WITH THE RECENT COMPLETION OF A $1.2

$1.2 MILLION RESTORATION

PROGRAMME.

A DISPLAY ON THE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE FORT HAS BEEN PUT UP ON SITE TO HELP VISITORS APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF THE MONUMENT.

PEARL

LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF LANTAU, THE FAN LAU FORT OVERLOAD. AN IMPORTANT STRATEGIC SRA PASSAGE LEADING INTO THE RIVER ESTUARY,

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