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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1993

WORKING GROUP SET UP TO REVIEW NEEDS OF ELDERLY

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THE

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE APPOINTMENT OF THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP ON CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, AND THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, AS THE ALTERNATE CHAIRMAN.

THIS FOLLOWS THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 6 THIS YEAR THAT HE WOULD APPOINT A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW "WHAT MORE COULD AND SHOULD BE DONE TO PROVIDE THE SORT OF INTEGRATED CARE FOR THE ELDERLY THAT THEY NEED AND WHICH HONG KONG CAN AFFORD".

SERVICES

"THE WORKING GROUP WILL CONDUCT A GENERAL REVIEW OF FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AND ADVISE ON THE FORMULATION OF A STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE POLICIES AND SERVICES," SAID THE SPOKESMAN.

"IN PARTICULAR, IT WOULD EXAMINE THE DEMAND FOR NURSING HOME PLACES AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES.'

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MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES FROM RELEVANT GOVERNMENT BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIVES FROM PRIVATE AND SUBVENTED SECTORS:

套 THE HON HUI YIN-FAT;

THE HON VINCENT CHENG HOI-CHUEN;

PROFESSOR NELSON CHOW WING-SUN;

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DR EDGAR CHENG WAI-KIN;

DR OWEN WONG HONG-KIN;

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MR STEPHEN NG CHI-WING;

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DR EK YEOH.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE WORKING GROUP ARE:

(A)

TO ASSESS THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF POPULATION ON THE COMMUNITY;

AN AGING

(B)

TO REVIEW EXISTING POLICIES ON HOUSING, SOCIAL SECURITY, WELFARE SERVICES, MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, RESIDENTIAL CARE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ELDERLY, HAVING REGARD TO THE PROJECTED GROWTH OF ELDERLY POPULATION IN HONG KONG;

THE

THE

(C)

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TO IDENTIFY THE DEMAND FOR EACH SERVICE IN THE LIGHT (A) AND (B), AND TO ADVISE ON NEW AND COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS OF MEETING THE DEMAND FOR SERVICES; AND

(D)

TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO CO-ORDINATE IMPLEMENTATION.

SERVICES AND EVALUATE

/THE WORKING