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APPLICATIONS FOR UK PASSPORTS TO BE PROCESSED IN HE
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WITH EFFECT FROM JUNE 1, APPLICATIONS FOR UK PASSPORTS NEED NOT BE SENT ΤΟ THE UK FOR PROCESS, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
THE TIME REQUIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ISSUE A UK PASSPORT WILL NORMALLY BE 20 WORKING DAYS, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
$1.4 BILLION FOR SUBVENTED AGENCIES
NUMBER, WILL THIS
YEAR
SUBVENTED AGENCIES, TOTALLING 161 IN RECEIVE GRANTS MORE THAN $1.4 BILLION, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR M.D. CARTLAND SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ADDRESSING A DINNER CONCERT ORGANISED BY THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL, MR CARTLAND POINTED OUT THAT THE GRANTS WERE WELL OVER TWO-THIRDS TOTAL GOVERNMENT RECURRENT EXPENDITURE ON SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES.
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"IF THE GOVERNMENT IS PICKING UP THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE BILL, DO WELFARE AGENCIES NEED TO PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT INTO FUND RAISING?" HE ASKED.
MR CARTLAND SAID THE FACT WAS THAT THE PART OR AN EXTENSION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
AGENCIES WERE NOT A
"THEY ARE FREE TO SUPPLEMENT SUBVENTIONS FROM AND HAVE A DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF NOTED.
OTHER SOURCES RESOURCES, HE
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HE SAID HONG KONG HAD BEEN WELL-SERVED BY THE MANY AGENCIES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE DIRECT PROVISION OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES.
THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL WAS AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE AGENCY COULD WORK IN PRACTICE TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES, HE ADDED.
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'FROM ITS CORE ACTIVITY OF RUNNING A EXTENDED ITS ACTIVITIES INTO THE AREAS
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HOSPITAL, YAN CHAI HAS OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL
WELFARE, HE NOTED.
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