Second Reading of Bills
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SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE
IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 1988
Social Work Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 1988
The SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE moved the Second Reading of: 'A Bill to amend the Social Work Training Fund Ordinance'.
He said:
Sir,
I move that the Social Work Training Fund
(Amendment) Bill 1988 be read the second time.
This Bill makes several minor amendments to the
Social Work Training Fund Ordinance, which provides for
the management of this fund by a committee chaired by the
Director of Social Welfare.
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The most significant amendment relates to the
tabling of the report and statement of account of the
Fund in this Council. At present the Ordinance requires
this to be done by 30 September each year, which has
proved to be impracticable because this date always falls
within the annual recess. To avoid specific approval
having to be sought on each occasion for late tabling, the
Bill proposes to change the date to 31 December.
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The other main change is the removal of the
Director of Medical and Health Services or his nominee
l.c. from the membership of the Committee.
Since the medical