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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1994

"BUT SUCH SCHEMES WOULD NOT HELP THOSE MOST IN NEED AND NOT PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR ANYONE FOR 20 TO 30

YEARS.

WOULD

"LET THERE BE NO DOUBT. WE HAVE RULED OUT THE INTRODUCTION OF A CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND," HE SAID.

THE GOVERNOR SAID CONSULTATION ON THE SCHEME WOULD MONTH AND VIEWS FROM THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE HEARD.

END THIS

"WE DO NOT HAVE A CLOSED MIND. BUT WE DO WANT TO GO FORWARD.

ВЕ

PREPARED

"WE WILL ALSO NEED, OF COURSE, TO GIVE FURTHER BRIEFINGS TO THE ΤΟ RESPOND CHINESE

ON GOVERNMENT

OUR PROPOSALS AND PROMPTLY ON ANY ISSUES WHERE IT REQUESTS MORE DETAILED EXPLANATIONS.

T'O MAKE PRIORITY

IT

CLEARLY MUCH TO BE DONE, AND WE WILL HAVE

THE AVAILABLE TO GIVE THIS WORK

*THERE 13 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES DESERVES.

FORCE ΤΟ

THE GOVERNMENT WILL SHORTLY ESTABLISH A SMALL TASK PROVIDE THE EXPERTISE NEEDED TO RESEARCH THE COMPLEX TECHNICAL ISSUES INVOLVED, WITH A MINIMUM OF DELAY.

"HONG

NEEDS TO SET UP AS

SOON AS

POSSIBLE

A KONG PLAINLY PRACTICAL SCHEME WHICH WILL SECURE FINANCIAL PEACE OF MIND FOR THE FINANCIAL PRESENT GENERATION OF ELDERLY MEN AND WOMEN AND ASSURE THE SECURITY OF THE ELDERLY GENERATIONS TO COME. NOTHING LESS WILL DO.

"IF WE DO NOT TAKE A DECISION NOW, IT WILL NOT BE ANY EASIER TO TAKE ONE IN 1997 OR 1998.

AND

IN THIS

"I HOPE WE CAN REACH AN UNDERSTANDING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY CHINA, WHICH NATURALLY HAS A CLOSE AND PROPER INTEREST ISSUE, HE SAID.

WITH

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MORE BENEFITS TO THOSE IN NEED

MORE

*

WHO

ARE

AIDS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PEOPLE FINANCIAL UNABLE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES, THE NUMBER OF WHICH STANDS AT 130,000 AT SECURITY ASSISTANCE AND DEPEND ON THE COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL PRESENT, SCHEME STARTING APRIL NEXT YEAR.

THIS WAS PROPOSED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON THE LEGISLATIVE CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, IN HIS ANNUAL POLICY ADDRESS TO COUNCIL.

THE ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS WILL BE AIMED TO:

OF

WHICH

PROVIDE BACH SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY WITH A NEW SUPPLEMENT $200 A MONTH TO HELP OFFSET THE SPECIAL DIFFICULTIES SINGLE PARENTS FACE IN BRINGING UP A FAMILY.

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INCREASE THE