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10.

In connection with

the objective of 'continued

learring',

there

WES

a

Gerontology University

(

老年大学

) in China which was funded by the

government but apparently had a great number of

volunteer-lecturers who were retired professors.

taught included arts, calligraphy, etc.

Subjects

11.

widows/widowers

As for

'comparionship', a figure of 30 million

was quoted. Re-marriage amongst the

There was an office in Beijing

elderly was encouraged.

providing natch-making services (2) with a

successful record of 'natching' 256 elderly couples last

year.

12.

There had been a re-orientation of services from

rehabilitation since 1986. Experiences in

nere relief to

other

countries, including Hong

Hong Kong, were carefully

studied and numerous exchanges had been made with other

countries through conferences and visits. As a result,

services had been greatly diversified.

There were now day

care centres for the elderly

(

托老所

temporary shelters for

che aged

1 老人庇護所

>

etc.

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