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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1992

ON THIS CARE-AND-ATTENTION

MEANING

HOME,

THAT

IT

HE NOTED

IT THAT FEE-CHARGING WAS

IS A

BUT

SELF-FINANCING HOME, NON-PROFIT-MAKING AND NON-SUBVENTED.

IT OFFERS A HIGH STANDARD OF GOOD QUALITY SERVICE TO THOSE COULD AFFORD TO PAY FOR IT, HE SAID.

"THIS ACCORDS WITH A CONCEPT MENTIONED PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE," HE SAID.

WHO

IN LAST YEAR'S WHITE

NEW MR CARTLAND ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE

VIGOROUSLY AND AS A MATTER OF HOMES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PURSUED PRIORITY.

"BUT IT WILL NECESSARILY TAKE TIME TO IT DOES A CONSIDERABLE INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF EFFORT PARTICULARLY FOR PURPOSE-BUILT PROJECTS," HE CONTINUED.

VARIOUS MEASURES AND SCHEMES

CARTLAND ADDED.

COMPLETE, INVOLVING AS AND RESOURCES,

IN HAD

FACT

DEVISED, BEEN

MR

HOMES OF AN ACCEPTABLE THE "BOUGHT PLACE" SCHEME IN PRIVATE

MUCH SHORTER SPACE OF STANDARD HAS MADE AVAILABLE 500 PLACES IN A TIME THAN IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN TO CONSTRUCT PURPOSE-BUILT HOMES.

"ANOTHER

OPTION WHICH IS

AND INEXPENSIVE RELATIVELY

'SELF CARE'

WHEREVER POSSIBLE,

COMPARATIVELY SPEEDY IS TO CONVERT,

IN PLACES IN HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY, WHICH IN RECENT YEARS HAVE BEEN

FACILITIES, HE LOW DEMAND, INTO CARE-AND-ATTENTION OR MEAL SERVICE SAID.

SELF-FINANCING HOMES, BY

DEPLOYING

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AND GOOD

NON-GOVERNMENT RESOURCES,

PLANNING PROCEDURES COULD ENJOY A LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY IN

ACCOMMODATION OF MODE OF OPERATION WHICH ENABLED THEM TO OFFER

IT, TO QUALITY AS A CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE, FOR THOSE WHO COULD AFFORD

IN SUBVENTED HOMES, WAITING FOR MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS FOR SPACE CARTLAND ADDED.

MR

0

EASTERN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS AND FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL

THE EASTERN DISTRICT ANTI-NARCOTICS AND WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 12) IN VICTORIA PARK.

FIGHT CRIME CARNIVAL

IS

ANNUAL EVENT CRIME COMMITTEE,

SPONSORED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE FIGHT EASTERN DISTRICT JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE POLICE, DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS.

AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY

FIGHT CRIME ANTI-NARCOTICS AND A SAID

ACTIVITIES HOST OF

WITH MESSAGES AIMED AT THE YOUNG AND ADULTS WOULD BE STAGED.

/APART FROM