TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1979
IN EARLY 1971, THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME TOOK A DRAMATIC TURN BY PROVIDING CASH ASSISTANCE INSTEAD OF DRY RATIONS.
DEVELOPMENT IN SOCIAL WORK TRAINING CONTINUED INTO 1971-72, HE SAID, WHEN DAME EILEEN YOUNGHUSBAND'S REPORT WAS PUBLISHED WHICH RECOMMENDED THE SETTING UP OF A TWO-YEAR NON-UNIVERSITY COURSE OF SOCIAL WORK TRAINING.
IN 1972-73, MR. LEE SAID AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE WAS REACHED WHEN A DRAFT WHITE PAPER ENTITLED +SOCIAL WELFARE IN HONG KONG THE WAY AHEAD+ WAS PUBLISHED.
THIS WHITE PAPER, TOGETHER WITH A FIVE-YEAR PLAN MAPPED OUT FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT, SET OUT THE BROAD AIMS ON HOW SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE 1970'S, HE SAID.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE YEAR, HE SAID, INCLUDED THE INTRODUCTION OF WHAT IS NOW KNOWN AS SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE, THE SETTING-UP OF A REHABILITATION DIVISION IN THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE PROVISION OF A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICERS TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND COORDINATE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN DISTRICTS,
IN 1973-74, MR. LEE SAID THE FIRST ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT WAS MADE TO MONITOR AND ADJUST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES AGAINST CHANGING NEEDS.
THE YEAR ALSO SAW THE INTRODUCTION OF ANOTHER SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME PROVIDING COMPENSATION FOR PEOPLE INJURED OR KILLED IN A CRIME OF VIOLENCE OR THROUGH THE ACTION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHILST CARRYING OUT HIS DUTIES, HE SAID,
IN OCTOBER 1973, HE SAID, THE INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL WORK TRAINING OPENED AS RECOMMENDED BY DAME EILEEN YOUNGHUSBAND TO PROVIDE A TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME NON-UNIVERSITY COURSE LEADING TO A CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL WORK.
IN 1974-75, HE SAID THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ORDINANCE WAS ENACTED TO PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION, INSPECTION AND CONTROL OF ALL CHILD CARE CENTRES.
DURING THE YEAR, THE NEW KOWLOON SOCIAL WELFARE KITCHEN AT CORNWALL STREET WAS OPENED AS A BASE FOR PROVIDING FOOD AND EMERGENCY RELIEF ARTICLES FOR VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
MR. LEE SAID THE YEAR 1976-77 WAS MARKED BY THE COMPLETION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT OF A PROGRAMME PLAN AND A GREEN PAPER ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES.
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