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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1994
NUMBER OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS
FOLLOWING
WRITTEN
IN
IS A QUESTION BY THE HON TIK CHI-YUEN AND A REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS KATHERINE FOK,. THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
THE WILL
OF
GOVERNMENT
QUESTION: WITH REGARD TO THE PROBLEM CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT
WORKERS SOCIAL
IN SPECIAL SCHOOLS, INFORM THIS COUNCIL:
(A) OF THE RESPECTIVE WASTAGE RATES OF SOCIAL WORKERS
VARIOUS TYPES OF SPECIAL SCHOOLS OVER THE PAST
(B)
(C)
(D)
TOGETHER
FOR WITH THE REASONS
YEARS; WORKERS LEAVING THEIR JOBS;
IN
THREE THESE SOCIAL
SOCIAL OF
OF THE RESPECTIVE PROPORTIONS OF THE NUMBER OF WORKERS TO THE STUDENT CASELOAD FOR VARIOUS TYPES SPECIAL SCHOOLS AT PRESENT;
OF THE NUMBER OF SPECIAL SCHOOLS WHICH DO NOT HAVE ANY POST OF ASSISTANT SOCIAL WORK OFFICER ON THEIR ESTABLISHMENT AND THE REASONS THEREOF; AND
WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONSIDERED STANDARDISING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN ALL SPECIAL SCHOOLS?
REPLY:
THE ANSWERS IN SERIATIM ARE AS FOLLOWS
THE WASTAGE RATES OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS IN VARIOUS TYPES SPECIAL SCHOOLS IN THE PAST THREE SCHOOL YEARS ARE:
OF
WASTAGE RATE
CATEGORY
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
VISUALLY IMPAIRED
0%
0%
66.7%
HEARING IMPAIRED
0%
40%
15%
PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
11%
22%
22%
MENTALLY HANDICAPPED
14%
22.9%
39.6%
MALADJUSTED
24%
40%
10%
/REASONS ARE
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