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Care concept in welfare services
The Director of Social Welfare, Mr Andrew Leung Kin-pong, reiterated that the "care" concept had all along been the cornerstone of Government's provision of welfare services in Hong Kong.
He said the "White Paper on Social Welfare into the 1990s and Beyond" had long recognised the importance of community support in the form of a network of informal care provided by families, friends and neighbours.
"The 1994 Report of the Working Group on Care for the Elderly and the 1995 White Paper on Rehabilitation also echo this spirit," he said.
Speaking at the Hong Kong Charity Day TV variety show this (Sunday) evening, Mr Leung pointed out that the government had been providing a variety of community support services for the elderly.
He said these included home help service, day care centres, social centres, multi-service centres, community geriatric services, psychogeriatric services, holiday centres, and elderly health centres.
"More recently, we have launched a social networking project for the elderly to link formal and informal support together.
"This social networking sets out to mobilise community efforts, government and non-governmental organisations, corporations, district boards, mutual aid committees, church groups and schools alike, in a co-ordinated effort to deliver the care and support our elderly people deserve," he added.
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