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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1992

RDCC WELCOMES FUND INJECTION TO IMPLEMENT REHAB KEY TARGETS

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COMMITTEE (RDCC) THE REHABILITATION DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATING

WELCOMED THE INJECTION OF MEMBERS AT THEIR MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY)

GOVERNOR ON $2.3 BILLION INTO THE LOTTERIES FUND AS ANNOUNCED BY THE OCTOBER 7

TARGETS OF THE SOCIAL "IT WILL HELP TO IMPLEMENT THE KEY

REHABILITATION OVER THE WELFARE WHITE PAPER AND THE GREEN PAPER NEXT FOUR YEARS, SAID CHAIRMAN OF THE RDCC, DR RAYMOND WU.

་་

ON

1996/97 THE

CENTRE FROM 2,293

RDCC MEMBERS NOTED THAT FOR EXAMPLE BY FOR HOSTEL PLACES TO SEVERELY MENTALLY HANDICAPPED WOULD BE EXISTING 1,095 TO 2,294; FOR DAY ACTIVITY AND LONG STAY CARE HOME FROM 200 TO 600.

PROVISION FROM THE TO 3,949

REGIONAL

FUNDING TO SET UP A A PROPOSAL FOR GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY REHABILITATION RESOURCE CENTRE IN 1993/94 SUBMITTED BY THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR REHABILITATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED BY MEMBERS.

RDCC

AIM AT PROVIDING "WE AGREE IN PRINCIPLE TO SET UP CENTRES TO

VARIOUS DISABILITIES, INCLUDING REHABILITATIVE CARE TO PERSONS WITH

* DR WU SAID. VISCERAL DISABILITIES, IN THE COMMUNITY,

HE ADDED THAT FURTHER STUDY WAS NEEDED TO ENSURE WOULD BE EFFECTIVELY RUN.

RDCC MEMBERS ALSO ENDORSED THE RECOMMENDATIONS GROUP ON MEDICAL REHABILITATION.

THE PROJECTS

OF AN AD HOC

THEY AGREED THAT PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE SETTING UP OF COMMUNITY AND HOSPITAL-BASED PATIENTS RESOURCE CENTRES,

AND COUNSELLING SUPPORT, HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

RESPITE SERVICE FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED PERSONS OF DOMICILIARY SERVICES.

AND

PROVISION OF PROVISION OF STRENGTHENING

TWO MOTION DEBATES IN LEGCO

ON A NATIONALITY OF

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL DEBATE TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS

AND THE COMMUNITY-WIDE RETIREMENT PROTECTION SYSTEM ETHNIC MINORITIES AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

MOVED BY THE

TAM HON ONE OF THE MOTIONS, TO BE URGES THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON THE CONSULTATION PAPER ON A PROTECTION SYSTEM.

YIU CHUNG, RETIREMENT

MINORITIES WILL HON RONALD ARCULLI WILL

THE OTHER MOTION ON THE NATIONALITY OF ETHNIC BE PROPOSED BY THE HON JIMMY MCGREGOR. THE MOVE AN AMENDMENT TO HIS MOTION.

/MEMBERS WILL