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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1993

中中

WHEN

THE

HEADQUARTERS

ARISES, NEED

SPECIALIST FORMATIONS MAY ALSO BE CALLED IN FOR SERVICE TO ASSIST,

SAID.

FROM

POLICE

"

MR ASPREY

THE

SECRETARY

POLICE NOTED THAT THE ALSO

FORCE

WAS WELL-

EQUIPPED AND WELL-TRAINED.

MOREOVER, MR ASPREY SAID THE POLICE COMMUNICATION

ENABLED SPEEDY TRANSMISSION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND QUICK ANALYSIS OF INCIDENTS.

SYSTEM AND

AND

RETRIEVAL

OF

-

NEW GROUP TO CO-ORDINATE ELDERLY SERVICES

A

BE

ESTABLISHED

OF

MR9

GROUP ON CARE FOR THE ELDERLY WILL WORKING NEXT YEAR TO CO-ORDINATE AND MONITOR THE PROVISION AND DEVELOPMENT

WELFARE, FOR THE ELDERLY, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND SERVICES ELIZABETH WONG, SAID.

SHE NOTED THAT THE GOVERNMENT RECOGNISED THE NEED TO REVIEW THE POLICIES ON ELDERLY SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT THEY CONTINUED TO MEET THE CHANGING NEEDS OF HONG KONG.

"WE ARE ALREADY GOING FULL STEAM AHEAD TO IMPLEMENT TARGETS SET

PAPER 'SOCIAL WELFARE INTO THE OUT IN THE 1991 WHITE

1990'S AND BEYOND' FOR SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PERSONS, SUCH AS

CARE

RESIDENTIAL

AND SERVICES

SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY TO ENSURE TIMELY COMPLETION OF THESE PROJECTS, MRS WONG SAID.

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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR THE HON YEUNG SUM IN THE

COUNCIL TODAY LEGISLATIVE

(WEDNESDAY), SHE SAID:

"WE ARE ALSO

THE EXAMINING

SENIOR FEASIBILITY OF THE INTRODUCTION OF A CARD IN HONG KONG."

CITIZENS

INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT STATISTICS ACCURATELY REFLECT SITUATION

A TOTAL OF 55,343 INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS OCCURRED LAST YEAR, RESULTING IN 65 FATALITIES.

OF THE ACCIDENTS, 15,138 TOOK PLACE IN THE CATERING INDUSTRY WITH ONE FATALITY, 18,815 IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WITH 48 FATALITIES, AND 21,390 IN THE MANUFACTURING AND OTHER INDUSTRIES WITH 16 FATALITIES.

AMONG THE FATAL CASES, 26 RELATED TO FALL FROM HEIGHT; 10 WERE CONNECTED WITH MACHINERY; AND EIGHT WERE KILLED BY STEPPING STRIKING AGAINST OR STRUCK BY OBJECTS.

ON,

/ THL:

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