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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1994
"THESE POSTS WILL BE OFFSET BY THE DELETION OF NUMBER OF NON-GRADUATE POSTS AND THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL LATER," MR LEUNG SAID.
AN
BE
EQUIVALENT ANNOUNCED
HE SAID ACCEPTABLE DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS ACQUIRED PRIOR TO CREATION OF PRIMARY GRADUATE POSTS WOULD BE RECOGNISED.
THE
HE SAID THE
OF QUESTION INCREMENTAL
THOSE CREDIT PURPOSES IN CONSULTATION
BRANCH WITH CIVIL SERVICE
TO RELEVANCE OF SUCH EXPERIENCE THE GRADUATE TEACHERS.
HAVING
THE
EXPERIENCE POST-DEGREE
CASES WOULD BE EXAMINED
REGARD ENHANCED RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR
IN
TO
THE
OF
CONDITIONS OF
STRUCTURE AND
OF A NEW
HE SAID THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES
ON SERVICE WOULD SHORTLY BE CONSULTED
SCALES SALARY
GRADUATE
GRADE
AND THE RANKING IN PRIMARY
SCHOOLS.
"DETAILS OF THE SALARY SCALES AND PROMOTION PROSPECTS FOR NEW GRADUATE TEACHING GRADE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE," SAID.
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GENERIC APPROACH IN SERVICE DELIVERY
THE
HE
DELIVERY
MRS
THE GOVERNMENT HAD ADOPTED A GENERIC APPROACH IN THE OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THIS
FAMILY
MEANS ONE SINGLE CASEWORKER, BE HE/SHE A WORKER, A MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER OR A PROBATION OFFICER, CO-ORDINATES ASSISTANCE TO ALL THE WELFARE NEEDS OF THE HIS/HER FAMILY INCLUDING HOUSING, FINANCIAL OR COUNSELLING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES.
SERVICE
HANDLES AND CLIENT AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE,
THIS WAS STATED BY MRS WONG IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ELSIE TU.
MRS WONG SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE 30 FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES AND 32 SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD LOCATED IN THE SAME BUILDING OR WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY.
"ONLY
DEPARTMENT'S UNITS WERE
CLOSE
PROXIMITY
SHE SAID.
ONE QUARTER OF THEM ARE NOT LOCATED IN DUE TO A LACK OF SPACE OR SUITABLE PREMISES,
"WHERE SUITABLE PREMISES ARE AVAILABLE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO RELOCATE THEM WITHIN CLOSER DISTANCE, SHE ADDED.
ON
Fr
FROM
SOCIAL
REHOUSING APPLICATIONS FOR COMPASSIONATE SECURITY RECIPIENTS AGED 60 OR OVER, MRS WONG SAID THEY WERE PROCESSED ON OLD BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNITS AS THEY WERE MAINLY BASED AGE AND FINANCIAL GROUNDS.
OTHER SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS WHO REQUIRE HOUSING ASSISTANCE
APPROPRIATE GROUNDS WERE PROMPTLY REFERRED TO AN ON. SOCIAL UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR ACTION.
SERVICE
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