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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
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etc.
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