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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1990
CRECHE FINED FOR VIOLATING CHILD CARE CENTRES REGULATIONS
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) REMINDED OPERATORS OF CHILD CARE CENTRES TO OBSERVE THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ORDINANCE AND REGULATIONS TO LOOK AFTER THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN UNDER THEIR CARE.
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THE ADVICE WAS GIVEN AFTER THE OPERATORS AND SUPERVISOR OF PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CRECHE IN WAN CHAI, THE HAPPY BABIES CENTRE, WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $3,750 AT THE CENTRAL MAGISTRACY FOR VIOLATING THE REGULATIONS.
THEY WERE CHARGED FOR FAILING TO MAINTAIN THE CENTRE IN A SAFE, CLEAN AND SANITARY CONDITION; TO KEEP THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF STAFF REQUIRED; TO MAINTAIN A PROPER RECORD OF ATTENDANCE OF CHILDREN; AND TO INFORM THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE CHANGE IN STAFF.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT STAFF OF THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ADVISORY INSPECTORATE (CCCAI) PAY REGULAR VISITS TO ALL CHILD CARE CENTRES IN HONG KONG WITH A VIEW TO WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THEM IN THE MAINTENANCE AND BETTERMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILD CARE SERVICE.
TO THE HAPPY BABIES
"DURING VISITS MADE BY CCCAI INSPECTORS CENTRE ON JANUARY 8, AND ON FEBRUARY 9 AND 10, IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT THE CENTRE HAD VIOLATED THE REGULATIONS.
"HENCE, LEGAL ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAINST THE CENTRE," HE SAID.
THE CENTRE HAD BEEN FINED TWICE PREVIOUSLY, IN 1981 AND 1989, FOR CONTRAVENING THE CHILD CARE CENTRES REGULATIONS, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
BLANKETS FOR STREET SLEEPERS IN URBAN AREAS
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A TOTAL OF 303 BLANKETS AND SLEEPING BAGS WERE DISTRIBUTED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO 283 STREET SLEEPERS IN THE URBAN AREA LAST (MONDAY) NIGHT.
OF THESE, 119 BLANKETS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 107 STREET ON HỌNG KONG ISLAND, 30 WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 27 BENEFICIARIES KOWLOON AND 154 (INCLUDING 14 SLEEPING BAGS) WERE DISTRIBUTED BENEFICIARIES IN WEST KOWLOON.
SLEEPERS IN EAST ΤΟ 149
A TOTAL OF 119 FIELD STAFF WERE MOBILISED IN THE OPERATION.
SOCIAL WELFARE, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, ALSO TO GAIN FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON STREET
THE DIRECTOR OF JOINED THE OPERATION
SLEEPERS.
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