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Wednesday, June 21, 1972
SUBVENTIONS FOR NON-PROFIT DAY NURSERIES?
The Social Welfare Advisory Committee will consider the question
of financial assistance for non-profit making day nurseries run by
voluntary agencies at its meeting early next month,
Proposals will be made to the Finance Committee of the Legislative
Council as soon as possible after the meeting.
The Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. M.D.A. Clinton, told the
Legislative Council this afternoon that the government was aware of the
need to provide additional social welfare subventions to these nurseries
to meet increases in operational costs, to improve standards and to
extend facilities.
He said the Social Welfare Department, in consultation with the
Hong Kong Council of Social Service had been reviewing the level of
assistance considered appropriate.
Mr. Clinton was replying to a question by Mr. P.C. Woo who had
asked whether the government would consider increased subventions to
these organisations in view of the rapid rise in operational costs.
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