95
-
totally disabled. In China, it is not possible financially
for government welfare systems to cover the whole country
-and, out of 42,000 factories for disabled people, only
5,000 are supported by the Government.
organizes
and
the
The department also
institutions for orphaned children, the elderly
Prior to 1980, these
institutions
mentally-handicapped.
tended to be fully-state supported but, over
the past decade, the department has encouraged factories
and individuals to play their part in looking after
vulnerable and disadvantaged people. The present slogan is
Emphasis is also given
home-visits by doctors for payment of a very low fee and
building-up community spirit in individual buildings so
that people help each other.
'self-reliance, self-development'.
to
impressive, open-minded
Dr WU struck me as an
individual, committed to his work.
17.
In the
afternoon
following the briefing, we
李建平
visited the Peking No. 1 Social Welfare Institution where
we
( were briefed by Madam LI Jian-ping
) the
institution's president. This is clearly a 'show piece'
institution reserved for elderly cadres and people who have
rendered significant services to the state.
State Commission for Restructuring the Economic System
18.
The
briefing
was conducted by Mr LU Yonghua
(陆涌华
Comprehensive
), the Deputy Director of the Department of
Planning
and
Experimenting.
As
I
was
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