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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1976
GRANTS FROM TRAINING FUND FOR FIVE
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THE SOCIAL WORK TRAINING FUND PROVIDED GRANTS FOR FIVE PEOPLE LAST YEAR TO ATTEND SOCIAL WORK COURSES AT VARIOUS ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS EITHER LOCALLY OR ABROAD.
ASSISTANCE WAS GIVEN TO FOUR OF THEM TO OBTAIN FURTHER SOCIAL WORK TRAINING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA AND U.S.A. WHILE ONE TOOK THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE COURSE ON SOCIAL WORK AT THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.,
IN THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1974/75 BY THE TRUSTEE OF THE FUND, IT WAS STATED THAT REPRESENTATIVES WERE SELECTED FROM LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE PART IN SEVERAL SOCIAL WELFARE CONFERENCES ABROAD.
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THESE INCLUDED A SEMINAR ON DEAFNESS AT SUSSEX UNIVERSITY IN U.K. A STUDY TOUR OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR ELEVEN YOUTH WORKERS ANOTHER STUDY TOUR OF SEOUL AND TOKYO FOR 26 SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS AND STAFF OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY.
OTHER ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND FOR SOCIAL WORK TRAINING LAST YEAR INCLUDED BURSARIES FOR STUDENTS AT THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL WORK TRAINING, THE PUBLICATION OF SOCIAL WORK JOURNALS AND
INVITATION OF EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS TO HONG KONG.
THE SOCIAL WORK TRAINING FUND WAS SET UP IN 1964 WITH A SUM OF $2.2 MILLION GIVEN BY THE UNITED KINGDOM COMMITTEE FOR WORLD REFUGEE YEAR IN 1961 AND SUBSEQUENT DONATIONS FROM OTHER SOURCES.
THE FUND IS MANAGED BY A COMMITTEE OF WHICH THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE IS THE CHAIRMAN. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THREE. UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR,
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