THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1984
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NEW DB COMMITTEE TO MONITOR WELFARE SERVICES
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A SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE HAS RECENTLY BEEN SET UP UNDER THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD TO MONITOR THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
AT ITS FIRST MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY), THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FRANK YUE, WHO IS THE CONVENER, SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD RELIEVE SOME OF THE WORK OF THE BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE.
+THE NEW COMMITTEE WILL ALSO TAKE OVER THE WORK OF TWO EXISTING WORKING GROUPS WHICH HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE PROVISION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES AND SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, HE SAID.
+THESE TWO WORKING GROUPS ARE ON AN AD-HOC BASIS ONLY,+
HE ADDED.
CHAIRED BY AN UNOFFICIAL BOARD MEMBER, THE COMMITTEE WILL MEET ONCE EVERY EIGHT WEEKS, AND WILL REPORT TO THE DISTRICT BOARD FROM TIME TO TIME AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS WHEN NECESSARY.
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE COMPRISE SIX UNOFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE, MEDICAL AND HEALTH, LABOUR AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS.
AT TODAY'S MEETING, MR CHOW WAI-KEUNG WAS ELECTED THE COMMITTEE'S FIRST CHAIRMAN.
NO HOLIDAY MAIL ****
THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY AND ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON WEDNESDAY (APRIL 4) WHICH IS THE CHING MING FESTIVAL HOLIDAY, THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY.
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