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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1993
HE SAID HONG KONG WAS FORTUNATE THAT IT ALREADY HAD THE NUCLEUS OF A HOSPICE SERVICE, FOR WHICH THE COMMUNITY WAS INDEBTED TO THE DEDICATION OF VOLUNTEER DOCTORS, NURSES, OTHER PROFESSIONALS AND GENEROUS BENEFACTORS,
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON THESE INSPIRING PEOPLE. BUT THEY ALSO NEED OUR HELP. THE TIME HAS NOW COME FOR THE GOVERNMENT ΤΟ SUPPORT THE RAPID EXPANSION OF THIS SERVICE.
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ON THE CARE FOR THE CHRONICALLY ILL, THE GOVERNOR SAID SERVICES IN THIS AREA ARE RELATIVELY NEW IN HONG KONG AND HAVE BEEN LARGELY PIONEERED BY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FROM THE MEDICAL, NURSING AND SOCIAL WORK PROFESSIONS AND BY PATIENT-SUPPORT GROUPS.
SUPPORT.
"THEY DO A VERY GOOD JOB, AND THEY DESERVE OUR CONTINUING
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MR PATTEN PROPOSED TO ALLOCATE AN ADDITIONAL $32 MILLION NEXT YEAR TO :
EXPAND RENAL DIALYSIS PROGRAMMES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIFE-SAVING SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR AN EXTRA 135 KIDNEY PATIENTS; AND
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PROVIDE
REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR 3,900 CHRONICALLY ILL PATIENTS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
MORE CHILDREN'S ALLOWANCES
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THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED A NEW SET OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT TO CHILDREN IN NEED.
IN HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR PATTEN PROPOSED THAT, FROM APRIL NEXT YEAR, THE MONTHLY ALLOWANCE PAID ΤΟ THESE CHILDREN SHOULD BE RAISED BY $100.
THIS MEANS THAT A DISABLED CHILD WILL THEN RECEIVE $1,995 A MONTH, AN ABLE-BODIED CHILD $1,095.
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IN ADDITION, A VERY BROAD RANGE OF GRANTS FROM SCHOOL FEES TO MEAL COSTS, TRAVEL AND OTHER EXPENSES CAN BE TAILORED ΤΟ MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL CHILD.
HE ALSO SAID THE GOVERNMENT NOW SUPPLEMENTED EXISTING FAMILY SERVICES WITH A PACKAGE OF MEASURES COSTING $29 MILLION A YEAR.
/THESE MEASURES
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