WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1978
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NEW SUBVENTION SYSTEM FOR CHILD CARE CENTRES
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING TOWARDS A PER CAPITA SUBVENTION SYSTEM FOR ALL CHILD CARE CENTRES AND FOR OTHER SERVICES.
THIS WAS REVEALED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON. THOMAS LEE IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE REV. THE HON. JOYCE M. BENNETT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
MR. LEE POINTED OUT THAT AT PRESENT THE GOVERNMENT'S GRANTS TO SUBVENTED CHILD CARE CENTRES ARE EITHER ON A DISCRETIONARY OR A PER CAPITA BASIS AS IS ALREADY THE CASE IN DAY NURSERIES.
BECAUSE OF THIS, HE SAID THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT PROVIDE A CODE OF AID ON PROMOTION PROSPECTS FOR WORKERS IN THESE CENTRES.
HE SAID EVEN WHEN THE NEW SUBVENTION SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED, THE NEED FOR A CODE-OF-AID WAS UNLIKELY BECAUSE THIS WAS ONLY APPROPRIATE WHEN AN ORGANISATION, SUCH AS A SCHOOL, WAS AIDED BY A DEFICIENCY GRANT.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT AT PRESENT THE NUMBER OF CHILD CARE WORKERS IN CHILD CARE CENTRES IS CALCULATED ACCORDING TO STAFF AND CHILDREN RATIO AS SPECIFIED IN THE REGULATIONS AND THERE IS ONLY ONE SUPERVISOR IN EACH CENTRE.
CAMPAIGN TO DISCOURAGE SMOKING
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THE GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DISCOURAGE SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES AND ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT BY PERSUASION AND EDUCATION, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE HON, E.P. HO, SAID TODAY.
+THE SUGGESTION OF LEGISLATION FOR A TOTAL BAN ON SMOKING IN ALL PUBLIC PLACES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT WOULD BE CONTRARY TO CURRENT POLICY AND THINKING, HE SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. LEUNG TAT-SHING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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ON THE RESULT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST SMOKING IN PUBLIC PLACES, MR. HO SAID THAT IT WAS TOO EARLY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTS OF THE DRIVE.
HE BELIEVED THAT THE WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF POSTERS AND STICKERS, TOGETHER WITH THE DISPLAY OF SLIDES AND SHORT FILMS ON CINEMA AND TELEVISION SCREENS, HAD HAD SOME EFFECT IN ENCOURAGING SMOKERS TO BE MORE CONSIDERATE TOWARDS OTHERS.
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