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Saturday, February 10, 1973
An alternative is appointment on contract for two and a half years
in the first instance, with a gratuity on satisfactory completion of the
contract period amounting to 25 per cent of the gross salary earned. A local
appointee over the age of 45, or any expatriate appointee, would be awarded
contract terms.
The Principal will play a major role in bringing the Institute into
being. He will be responsible for :-
Preparing and directing all the Institute's programmes, including training in field work practice.
General administration of the Institute.
Taking up the chairmanship of the Institute's Academic Board, and the direction of its policies.
Liaison with the universities, other educational institutions, government departments, and other organisations operating in the social services field.
The first meeting of the Academic Board was held in the Lady Trench
Training Centre last week, with Mr. Thomas C.Y. Lee, Deputy Director of Social
Welfare, as acting chairman in the absence of the Principal.
The Board discussed among other matters, its own terms of reference
and composition, the timetable for establishing the Institute, and the
appointment of the Principal.
Present members of the Board include representatives of the two
universities, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Hong Kong Social
Workers Association, the Advisory Committee on Social Work Training, and the
Social Welfare Department.
Institute.
The Board has responsibility for all educational matters at the
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