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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12,
1993
"THE PRESENT ANNUAL RECRUITMENT FIGURE FOR CRAFT APPRENTICES IS 100 DIVIDED BY TWO INTAKES AT A SIX-MONTH INTERVAL.. AT PRESENT, 321 CRAFT APPRENTICES ARE RECEIVING TRAINING UNDER THIS SCHEME.
"SINCE THE LAUNCHING OF THE SCHEME IN 1969, SOME 2,000 CRAFT
TRAINING AND MOST APPRENTICES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THEIR THEM HAVE BEEN RETAINED IN THE GOVERNMENT AS SUPERVISORS CRAFTSMEN, MR KWOK SAID.
OF
AND
DO PLEDGES BETTER COMMUNITY SERVICES
THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN WITH LOCAL ORGANISATIONS FOR BETTER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.
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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE POK 01 HOSPITAL TIN SHUI WAI AFTER SCHOOL DAY CARE CENTRE THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON, YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROBIN MCLEISH, SAID THIS WAS IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ΤΟ IMPROVE THE TERRITORY'S WELFARE SERVICES.
"TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE, IT WOULD BE MOST USEFUL IF PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE COULD LET THE GOVERNMENT HAVE THEIR OPINIONS FOR REFERENCE," HE SAID.
TURNING TO THE GOVERNOR'S CONSTITUTIONAL BLUEPRINT, MR MCLEISH URGED PEOPLE TO GIVE THEIR VIEWS.
"IN THIS WAY, I BELIEVE THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS WILL BE FAIR AND APPROPRIATE, HE SAID.
ELECTORAL ARRANGEMENTS
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PUBLIC URGED TO SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, TODAY (FRIDAY) CALLED ON THE COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF ALL SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES.
HE MADE THE PLEA WHEN ADDRESSING A SPRING
RECEPTION
ORGANISED BY THE EASTERN/WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
THE
GOVERNOR HAD INJECTED CONSIDERABLE FUND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY, CHILD CARE, FAMILY WELFARE, ELDERLY AND REHABILITATION SERVICES IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, HE NOTED.
"WE HOPE TO SEE TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT BOTH IN THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF THESE WELFARE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO REDUCE SERVICE SHORTFALLS.
"I, THEREFORE, APPEAL FOR THE PUBLIC'S CONTINUOUS SUPPORT IN ALL THESE SERVICES, PARTICULARLY THOSE FOR DISABLED PERSONS, 80 THAT WE COULD ENABLE THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY AND ΤΟ LEAD AS NORMAL A LIFE AS THEIR CAPABILITIES PERMIT," MR STRACHAN SAID.
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