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Social Welfare Committees, central and district, provide not
only a convenient means of assuring such co-operation, but also
a stimulus to public spirited members of the community to take
their part in these fundamentally important activities.
5. Part 4 of the Colonial Office Draft Report on Welfare
(Misc.504) should be used for guidance on certain important
aspects of social welfare work which are not the special interest
or concern of other Departments of Government such as Education,
Medical etc.
6, The Colonial Office Memorandum, C.M. No.2, regarding
the United Nations Food Conference and Colonial Nutrition Policy,
and the Memorandum on modern conceptions of penal administration
(prepared for the Controller of Development and Welfare in the
West Indies) should be used for general guidance in so far as
they are applicable to local conditions.
7. The legislation relating to the Protection of Women
and Girls, Mui Tsai, and employment in factories and workshops
should be fully enforced at the earliest possible stage.
II.Town Planning
As soon as practicable after the liberation of the
territory Town Planning Schemes should be prepared.
2.
A Town Planning Department should be ret up and should
be represented on the Social welfare Advisory Committee.
3. The Colonial Office Memorandum on housing, C.M. No. 1,
should be used for guidance in so far as it is applicable to
local conditions.
IIL Social Security
Social Security policy should be framed in the light of
the Colonial Office Memorandum on Social Security for Colonial
Territories, C.M. No. 5.
M Census
As soon as practicable after restoration of the Civ.1
Government a population census should be taken.
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It is intended to distribute copies of this memorandum to all Colonial Governments.