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redeployment of staff resources including the withdrawal
of professional staff from SWD in some cases.
(B)
As there is no overall reduction of
staff, it is perhaps a matter of how the changing-
over of management has affected the use of these
centres. With the transfer, we are able to provide
better services to members of the public as a whole.
Some group activities previously led by professional
staff may have to be replaced by other activities
organised by local bodies. In isolated cases whereby
continuous professional input is required, expertise
will be made available from children and youth centres
or nearby social welfare and voluntary agencies.
CNTA, SWD and the Management Committees of community
centres concerned will provide necessary advice and
assistance.
(C)
Government will continue to provide the
necessary staff resources to ensure smooth running
of the community centres. A supplementary provision of $1.5 million has been sought to employ temporary community organisers in 1985/86 to assist in the
manning of the facilities. It is also intended to
increase the manning scale in order to maximize utilisation
of community centres. At the same time, Government
will continue to encourage local organisations to make more use of the community centre facilities.