Press Releases

December 1999

28/12/1999	Government announces senior appointments
28/12/1999	New Framework for delivery of municipal services
24/12/1999	AIDS Trust Fund invites applications for grants
18/12/1999	Care for the elderly an everlasting job
10/12/1999	Appointments to the Hospital Authority announced
08/12/1999	Sheltered workshop products on sale
08/12/1999	Pleasant and healthy living environment for Hong Kong
07/12/1999	Elderly contest to promote a society for all ages
03/12/1999	Child Abduction and Custody Order Gazetted
02/12/1999	Provision of Municipal Services Bill passed by LegCo

November 1999

08/11/1999

Results of public assessment on hygiene blackspots announced

October 1999

16/10/1999	Publicity drive to arouse public awareness on elderly depression, dementia
14/10/1999	SHW outlines work plans for year 2000
14/10/1999	Government committed to improve elderly, welfare services
08/10/1999	Pleasant and healthy living environment for Hong Kong
02/10/1999	SHW re-affirms elderly policy objective

September 1999

30/09/1999	Secretary for Health and Welfare visits welfare facilities
28/09/1999	Lists of designated places of detention, remand homes, places of refuge updated
21/09/1999	Elderly Commission to meet tomorrow
03/09/1999	Public become more aware of Healthy Living Campaign
01/09/1999	Five-year Rehabilitation Programme Plan released

August 1999

22/08/1999	$6.7 million donation for the disabled
08/08/1999	Consultation for health care report to end on August 15
02/08/1999	Public response to hygiene blackspots elimination exercise encouraging

July 1999

29/07/1999	Three new members appointed to the Elderly Commission
23/07/1999	Pension benefits for former members of HK Independent Battalion
15/07/1999	Additional anti-smoking measures to come into effect
09/07/1999	TAVA advisory committee chairman re-appointed
05/07/1999	Consultation period for Harvard health care report extended

June 1999

17/06/1999	Gazettal of Adaptation of Laws (No. 17) Bill 1999
14/06/1999	Proposal to freeze CSSA, SSA standard rates
12/06/1999	Public satisfied with progress of cleanup operations
04/06/1999	Gazettal of Adaptation of Laws (No. 16) Bill 1999

May 1999

29/05/1999	Government pledges to promote food safety, food hygiene
28/05/1999	Statutory control of physiotherapy comes into effect
28/05/1999	Bill to simplify procedures to revise volunteer pension rates

April 1999

12/04/1999

Consultancy report on health care financing published for consultation

March 1999

19/03/1999

Appointments to the Hospital Authority

February 1999

27/02/1999	Increased spending on health, welfare services pledged
24/02/1999	Modifications to CSSA proposals announced

January 1999

21/01/1999

Chinese Medicine Bill