TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1994
THE CONCLUSIONS OF THE TWO GROUPS WERE SET OUT IN WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ON THE BILL WERE ALSO RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS POLITICAL GROUPS INCLUDING THE UNITED DEMOCRATS OF HONG KONG, THE LIBERAL PARTY, MEETING POINT, THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HONG KONG, THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC FEDERATION KONG, AND TIE LIVELIHOOD.
OF
HONG
HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND PEOPLE'S
SEPARATE MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE BILL WERE HELD WITH THESE GROUPS.
SOME OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY ALSO MADE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS.
THEY INCLUDED THE INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) AND THE BOARD OF AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES ON BEHALF OF AIRLINES SERVING HONG KONG, AND SWIRE PACIFIC LTD WHICH HAS VARIOUS AIRLINE AND AIRPORT INVESTMENTS.
THE TRAVEL
SERVICE INDUSTRIES WITH THEM,
INDUSTRY COUNCIL AND THE HONG KONG COALITION OF ASKED FOR BRIEFINGS, AND THE BILL WAS DISCUSSED
IN TOTAL THERE WERE 18 SUBMISSIONS. THESE INCLUDED A SMALL NUMBER OF WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "WE NOW NEED TIME TO ANALYSE ALL THE COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, AND TO CONSIDER POSSIBLE REVISIONS. WE WILL THEN NEED TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT BILL AND THE PROPOSED REVISIONS
CHINESE WITH
WITH THE
SIDE OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE, IN LINE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
THE
**WE STILL HOPE TO INTRODUCE A BLUE BILL INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BEFORE THE END OF THIS SESSION, ONCE TALKS WITH THE CHINESE SIDE ON THE SUBJECT HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED."
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MORE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS DIRECTED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO IMPROVE BOTH THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND TODAY CHILDREN, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID (TUESDAY).
THE
SPEAKING AT THE WONG TAI SIN/SAI KUNG DISTRICT SPRING RECEPTION, MR STRACHAN SAID THE ALLOCATION WAS MADE IN SUPPORT OF
AND TO OF 1994 AS THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY CELEBRATION PROMOTE THE IDEA OF PRESERVING AND STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY.
THE
MEASURES TAKEN INCLUDED IMPROVING THE
MANNING RATIO OF CASEWORKERS IN FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES, SUBSTANTIAL EXPANSION IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICE, ADDITIONAL HOME HELP TEAMS AND AIDE WORKERS, INCREASE IN FOSTER CARE PLACES AND SMALL AND SUBSTANTIAL EXPANSION IN CHILD CARE SERVICES.
THE FAMILY GROUP HOMES,
HE SAID THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE NEW SERVICES TO CATER FOR THE CHANGING NEEDS OF THE FAMILIES.
/"NINETEEN FAMILY