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32.

In social welfare, this year's White Paper sets

but those areas where further efforts are needed to improve

and expand

our

disadvantaged, the

have important new

services, particularly for the

elderly and children at risk. We will

proposals coming forward in primary

health care; and a comprehensive green paper will soon be

published on services for the disabled.

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These major commitments and new initiatives are in

addition to our more traditional programmes.

we ténd to take for granted.

constantly

improving

We are,

Many of these

for example,

the quality of our primary and

secondary education. Our housing programme remains one of

the biggest and most impressive in the world. Some three

million people

Over haif our population - now live in

Housing Authority homes. Nearly 400,000 new flats will be

built by the Authority between now and 2001 - a major area

of continuing Government investment in the future of the

All these programmes make use of our economic

community.

success to improve Hong Kong's quality of life.

Members of this Council are intimately involved in

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developing such

programmes.

You provide advice. You

/approve