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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1993
AFTER
EVERY FIRM PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUBMIT A TRAINING PROGRAMME AND TO APPOINT A SUPERVISOR TO LOOK THE RETRAINEES.
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THE FIRM MUST ALSO MEET CERTAIN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IT IS ADMITTED INTO THE SCHEME, FOR EXAMPLE, ITS EMPLOYMENT SIZE BB
PERSONS AND THE WAGES OFFERED TO RETRAINEES MUST BE OVER 20 LINE WITH MARKET RATES.
HE BELIEVED THAT POTENTIAL ABUSE OF THE SCHEME WOULD BE AVOIDED OR MINIMISED BY CAREFUL SELECTION OF EMPLOYERS.
MR CHAN ALSO SAID ALL 18 PLACEMENT OFFICERS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S 10 DISTRICT OFFICES WOULD HELP MONITOR THE SCHEME.
EMPLOYERS FOUND TO BE ABUSING THE SCHEME WOULD BE SUSPENDED DISQUALIFIED FROM THE SCHEME, HE SAID.
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DISTRICT BOARDS CONSULTED ON WELFARE FACILITIES
THE GOVERNMENT CONSULTS RELEVANT DISTRICT BOARDS ON THE SETTING UP OF ALL WELFARE FACILITIES, INCLUDING THOSE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, ELDERLY, MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND EX-MENTALLY ILL, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN HER WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HUI YIN-FAT, MRS WONG SAID IN DECIDING TO SET UP A SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITY IN A CERTAIN DISTRICT, THE GOVERNMENT HAD REGARD TO LOCAL NEEDS FOR THE SERVICE CONCERNED, THE AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE PREMISES, RELATED COMMUNITY FACILITIES, TRANSPORT AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, ACCESS FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
"SHOULD THERE BE ANY QUERIES ABOUT, OR OBJECTION TO, A PROJECT FROM DISTRICT RESIDENTS, WE WILL BE HAPPY TO MEET AND DISCUSS WITH THEM WAYS TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR VIEWS AND ALLAY THEIR FEARS, MRS WONG SAID.
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"FOR INSTANCE, WE MIGHT GIVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL CONFIGURATION OF A SERVICE UNIT.
THE SECRETARY SAID IN HANDLING ANY PUBLIC OBJECTION, DISTRICT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT (SWD) WOULD FIRST ALERT THEIR HEADQUARTERS.
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IF NECESSARY AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION RUNNING THE SERVICE, THEY WILL APPROACH AND DISCUSS CONCERNED RESIDENT GROUPS THEIR GROUNDS OF OBJECTION.
THEY WILL FURTHER EXPLAIN TO THEM THE NATURE OF THE SERVICE AND SEEK THEIR VIEWS ON WAYS TO ALLAY THEIR FEARS.
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