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WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1977
WORKING PARTY TO REVIEW CHILD CARE CENTRES REGULATIONS
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS APPOINTED A WORKING GROUP TWO WEEKS AGO TO REVIEW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHILD CARE CENTRES REGULATIONS WHICH CAME INTO OPERATION ON JUNE 1, LAST YEAR.
IN THE LIGHT OF EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGULATIONS, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, THE HON. THOMAS LEE, SAID THAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE INDICATED THAT THE WORKING GROUP SHOULD FOCUS ITS ATTENTION PRIMARILY ON STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN RELATIONS TO SPACE, MANNING SCALE AND STAFF QUALIFICATIONS.
HE WAS SPEAKING IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON. KO SIU- WAR IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON,
MR. LEE ADDED THE WORKING GROUP WOULD ALSO CONSIDER WHETHER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGULATIONS, WHICH WAS TO BE IN THREE STAGES, SHOULD BE SPREAD OVER A LONGER PERIOD OR IN MORE THAN THREE STAGES.
THESE WOULD NO DOUBT SERVE AS GUIDELINES FOR THE WORKING GROUP, WHICH HAD BEEN ASKED TO SUBMIT ITS REPORT TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE BY EARLY OCTOBER THIS YEAR, MR. LEE SAID.
THE WORKING GROUP CONSISTS OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND IS TO BE CHAIRED BY ONE OF THEM OTHER MEMBERS APPOINTED INCLUDE THREE FROM VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN CHILD CARE WORK, TWO FROM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND ONE EXPERIENCED OPERATOR OF A PRIVATE CHILD CARE CENTRE.
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