Supplementary to buestion No.
in Legco on 1.6.88
15
AD
MR. HUI
:
I received
of
Sir, according to the information
from the Social Welfare Department, the shortage
trained social workers will be quite acute in the next few
years. Can Government inform this Council whether it will
consider advertising overseas in order to attract some
Hong Kong social workers living abroad to return to Hong
Kong and work for a contracted period of time?
SECRETARY FOR HE AL TH AND WELFARE
Sir, this is
is a very
helpful suggestion and I am sure that the Director will
consider it carefully.
MR.
YE UNG
long-term
:
Sir,
will the Secretary elaborate on the
and the short-term measures likely to be
introduced in future to alleviate the shortage problem?