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Supplementary to Question No. 4

in Legco on 13.1.SZ

MR. LIU (in Cantonese) : Sir, the third paragraph of the

reply says that there is the proposal for several academic

studies of services for the elderly. What groups are

involved in conducting these studies and has the

Government volunteered to carry out such studies in order

to improve the services for the elderly?

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE : Sir, I understand that

the two studies are proposed by the Hong Kong University

Social Work Department and a further study by the City

Polytechnic. It seems most appropriate for these studies

to be carried out by academic institutions but I am sure

that the Social Welfare Department and the agencies will

always be willing to co-operate in providing information

to make these studies more successful.

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