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ANNEXE VI
HONG KONG
GENERAL
Population:
5,674,000 (1991 estimate)
Area: 1075 km (approx)
Hong Kong is a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom, administered by a Governor, aided by an Executive Council, and a Legislative Council. Under the terms of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong, Hong Kong will become, with effect from 1 July 1997, a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
ARTICLE 10:
A.
1.
Overview
PROTECTION OF THE FAMILY, MOTHERS AND CHILDREN
Considerable progress has been made in achieving the rights recognised in article 10 of the Covenant since the submission of the last report concerning articles 10-12. During the current reporting period the scope and quality of social welfare and health services have expanded
significantly.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Notable developments include:-
the introduction in 1982 of a Fees Assistance Scheme to assist families with social needs and low incomes to pay for child care centre services;
the establishment in 1983 of a Child Protective Services Unit within the Social Welfare
Department to provide for closer attention to the welfare of abused children;
improvements to the adoption service including amendments to the Adoption Ordinance, the streamlining of adoption procedures, the establishment of a monitoring system and the centralisation of a pre-adoption service;
the implementation in 1990 of a family aid service to provide training in home management to clients receiving counselling on family-related problems;
the appointment in 1990 of a Commission on Youth to advise the Administration on matters pertaining to youth; and