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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1990
IMPROVEMENT TO SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES ANNOUNCED
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL INCREASE THE FOSTER CARE ALLOWANCE AND NUMBER OF FOSTER CARE PLACES WITH EFFECT FROM NEXT MONTH (OCTOBER).
THE
THE TOTAL
MONTHLY
INCREASED FROM $1,739 TO $2,340, AND
PLACES FROM 180 TO 220.
PAYMENT TO
THE FOSTER PARENTS THE PROVISION OF FOSTER
WILL BE CARE
MR M.D.
CARTLAND,
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE,
ANNOUNCED SERIES THIS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY) ON THE DETAILS OF A
LOTTERIES FUND ADVISORY OF ENDORSEMENTS MADE BY THE SUBVENTIONS AND COMMITTEE (SLFAC) AT ITS MEETING THIS MORNING.
ALLOWANCE "WITH THE RISING STANDARD OF LIVING, THE FOSTER CARE
HAVE TO DIG WOULD HAVE TO BE IMPROVED SO THAT FOSTER PARENTS DO NOT
LOOKING AFTER A FOSTER INTO THEIR POCKETS TO MEET THE EXPENSES FOR CHILD," MR CARTLAND SAID.
PLACES
HE ADDED THAT IT WAS TARGETTED TO PROVIDE 20 ADDITIONAL EACH YEAR FROM 1991-92 TO 1993-94, SUBJECT TO THE FUNDS AVAILABLE.
CONTINUE
TO "IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH FOSTERING, A CHILD WILL
AFFECTION OF THE FOSTER PARENTS ENJOY A HAPPY FAMILY LIFE AND THE UNTIL HE CAN RETURN TO HIS NATURAL FAMILY, HE SAID.
AT THE SAME TIME, MR AID SERVICE
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H
CARTLAND SAID A
NEW SERVICE
FAMILY
WOULD COME INTO OPERATION, STARTING FROM NEXT MONTH.
FACILITATE THE
"THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS SERVICE IS TO INTERVENTION TO SOCIAL CASES BY IMPARTING THEM WITH HOME MAKING AND ASSISTING THEM IN DOMESTIC MANAGEMENT,
THE SERVICE, TO BE RUN ON A TRIAL BASIS,
TUEN TONG, FOUR DISTRICTS
--
KWUN
EASTERN/WAN CHAI.
MUN,
KWAI
CASEWORK
BASIC SKILLS IN
HE SAID.
H
WILL BE LAUNCHED AT CHUNG/TSUEN WAN AND
THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF FAMILIES ARE CONSIDERED TO
OF THE SERVICE:
FAMILIES WITH INADEQUATE PARENTS/CARING AGENTS;
BE IN NEED
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FAMILIES CHILDREN;
WITH
DISABLED/MENTALLY
AN AFTER
ILL
PARENTS
WITH
YOUNG
SUCH AS
DEATH
FAMILIES IN
CRISIS, IMPRISONMENT, HOSPITALISATION, DIVORCE OR AGENT; AND
ARE IN
DESERTION, OF CARING
REASONS,
NEED OF THE
OTHER FAMILIES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS, FOR VARIOUS IN THE OPINION OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS, SERVICE.
/MR CARTLAND