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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1994

CAN I

BECAUSE IT SAID

HAPPY FOR ABOUT THE GARRISON

HAVE TO START THE PREPARATORY

JUST ADD ONE OTHER POINT TOUCHES ON SOMETHING WHICH THE HONOURABLE MEMBER ON MY LEFT YESTERDAY, AND I THINK ONE OR TWO OTHERS HAVE SAID. WE'RE NOT SAYING DAYS BEFORE THE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LAST 365 THAT CO-OPERATION HAS TRANSITION TO CHINESE SOVEREIGNTY ON THE 1ST JULY 1997, IT'S NOT OUR POSITION. WE'RE HAPPY FOR THINGS TO START TOMORROW, WE'RE THINGS ΤΟ START THIS AFTERNOON. WHEN I TALKED YESTERDAY IMPORTANCE OF SOLDIERS TALKING TO SOLDIERS ABOUT DEFENCE AND ISSUES, THAT COULD START TOMORROW. WE'LL OBVIOUSLY TALKING SOON ABOUT HOW BEST WE CAN SUPPORT AND HELP COMMITTEE, NOT IN ANY INTERVENTIONIST WAY, BUT IN AN AGREED WAY, AND A WAY AGREED WITH MEMBERS OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE AND WITH

HAVE PUT

FOR THAT CAN START SOON, THE PROPOSALS THAT WE PUTTING A BIT MORE ENERGY INTO THE JLG COULD START STRAIGHTAWAY. WE'VE THE THIRTIETH PUT A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS TO THE CHINESE SIDE DURING MEETING OF THE JLG, AND THAT COULD ALL START TOMORROW. SO IT'S NOT OUR POSITION THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE 30TH JUNE 1996 BEFORE WE START CO-OPERATING. WE'RE ALL IN FAVOUR OF CO-OPERATING FROM TEN PAST

THIS AFTERNOON.

CHINA,

FORWARD

THREE

THAT THE SERVICES.

AND AT

IN THE ADDRESS THIS YEAR, YOU THINK MRS PEGGY LAM ELDERLY SERVICES TOP YOUR AGENDA CONCERNING SOCIAL WELFARE YOU TALK ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ELDERLY IN THE PAST PRESENT AND I THINK ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE VERY ENCOURAGED BY YOUR REMARKS ARE IN THE POLICY ADDRESS BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT YOU, THE GOVERNOR,

YOU AWARE OF THE BUT, THEM.

MR GOVERNOR, ARE CONCERNED ABOUT

IN CAGE- FOLLOWING: THAT IS TO SAY, MANY ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE LIVING HOUSES, MANY ARE STREET-SLEEPERS. AND SO FOR THESE ELDERLY PEOPLE, GOVERNOR, WHAT CONCRETE ASSISTANCE WILL YOU GIVE TO THEM? FOR THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? PUBLIC HOUSING PROVIDE INCREASE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR THEM SO THAT STREET-SLEEPERS AND LIVING IN CAGE-HOUSES CAN LEAD A MORE DIGNIFIED LIFE?

GOVERNOR:

HOUSING

YEARS.

THE

MR WILL YOU WILL YOU THOSE

4,000

WE ARE, HOUSING

SINGLE

THE HOUSING HOUSING FOR IT IS 22,000 THOSE ARE BOTH

YES. THE HONOURABLE MEMBER IS ENTIRELY RIGHT IN WHAT SHE SAYS AND ENTIRELY RIGHT TO GIVE THAT ISSUE PRIORITY. AS I THINK WE HAVE INDICATED, THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF AUTHORITY, COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION FOR THE ELDERLY ON THE

AUTHORITY'S LIST, BY 1997. AUTHORITY, RECOGNISING THE IMPORTANCE OF TARGETING MORE THE ELDERLY, HAVE PROGRAMME FOR PROVIDING, I THINK FLATS FOR THE ELDERLY OVER THE NEXT FEW EXAMPLES OF US TRYING TO ENSURE THAT THE ELDERLY ARE AS WELL-HOUSED AS ΤΟ POSSIBLE. MOST ELDERLY PEOPLE, PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT FRAIL, WISH

THE GO ON COPING ON THEIR OWN, WISH TO GO ON LIVING INDEPENDENTLY IN COMMUNITY, AND WE MUST MAKE IT POSSIBLE, WHEREVER THEY WISH, FOR THEM TO DO SO. THAT REQUIRES GOOD HOUSING AND IT REQUIRES OTHER THINGS WELL.

IT REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF GOOD HEALTH AND WELFARE IT REQUIRES THE PROVISION OF DAY-CARE CENTRES AND SOCIAL CENTRES THEM. ALL THOSE ISSUES ARE DEALT WITH IN THE EXCELLENT WORKING REPORT ON THE ELDERLY WHICH THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE

HER PRESS CONFERENCE BE TALKING ABOUT A GOOD DEAL, I IMAGINE, AT

THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING ANNOUNCES TOMORROW WHEN SHE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THAT WORKING GROUP REPORT BECAUSE I

SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK

COMMUNITY

BETTER.

HAS A

SERVICES,

AS

FOR

PARTY

WILL

ALL THE BELIEVE THIS AFTER THE ELDERLY

/DR C H LEONG: