MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1990
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OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICE FOR UNATTENDED CHILDREN
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INSTEAD OF LEAVING YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT WHO HAVE TO STAY AWAY FROM HOME FOR SHORT PERIODS OF SUDDEN ENGAGEMENTS OR URGENT COMMITMENTS MAY MAKE USE OF OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICE PROVIDED BY GOVERNMENT AID NURSERIES.
THE SERVICE IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT INTRODUCED BY SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN NOVEMBER WITH A VIEW TO ELIMINATING RISK OF HAVING YOUNG CHILDREN LEFT UNATTENDED AT HOME.
UNDER THE $1.7 MILLION PROJECT, SHORT-TERM DAY CARE SERVICE HALF-DAY OR FULL-DAY BASIS WITHIN THE OPERATION HOURS OF NURSERIES WOULD BE OFFERED TO CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX.
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** A TOTAL OF 105 PLACES IN 15 NURSERIES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT FOR A PERIOD OF 18 MONTHS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
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"CHILDREN WHO ARE SICK OR MENTALLY RETARDED ARE NOT COVERED BY THE PROJECT," HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT RESIDENTS USING THE SERVICE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $20 FOR THE HALF-DAY AND $40 FOR THE WHOLE-DAY SERVICE. HOWEVER, FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY MAY APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN THE SERVICE MAY CALL THE SWD HOTLINE 3432255 OR OBTAIN COPIES OF A LEAFLET GIVING THE DETAILS AND A LIST OF NURSERIES PROVIDING THE SERVICE.
COPIES OF THE LEAFLET ARF AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES: SWD OFFICES, COMMUNITY CENTRES AND DISTRICT OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS' OFFICES YIN
NGAI SOCIETIES, HOUSING ESTATE OFFICES OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING SOCIETY, HOSPITALS AND CLINICS, REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT DISTRICT OFFICES, AS WELL AS SERVICE UNITS OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE.
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DEMONSTRATION OF AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TRANSPORTER SYSTEM
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A DEMONSTRATION OF THE $10 MILLION DISABLED AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TRANSPORTER SYSTEM (DARTS) WAS HELD AT THE KAI TAK AIRPORT TODAY (MONDAY).
ARRANGED BY THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT (CAD), THE DEMONSTRATION WAS CONDUCTED ON THE AIRPORT APRON WHERE THE NEW EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATED BY AN ENGINEER FROM THE MANUFACTURER, KAMAG OF WEST GERMANY.
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