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"We have in the past years five foster families and volunteers who extend their love and care by providing the special needs child a permanent home through applying for adoption," he said. Mr Strachan said there were two similar successful cases and another one was in process this year.
The Social Welfare Department has successfully arranged 106 children for local adoption and another 15 for overseas adoption in 1994-95.
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"Unreasonable" dismissal case clarified
In response to press reports about a temporary staff of the Labour Department who claimed to have been dismissed after enquiring about the benefits she was entitled to under the Employment Ordinance, the Deputy Commissioner for Labour, Mr Alfred Chan, today (Saturday) clarified the case.
He said Ms Yuan Yuan was employed by the department as a temporary Workman II in two contracts. The first contract was effective from June 1, 1995 to August 31, 1995. Due to the need for additional hands for a recarpeting exercise in the department in mid-September, she was offered another contract from September 11, 1995 to December 9, 1995.
"The rescheduling of working hours of other permanent Workmen II in the General Registry has allowed the department more flexibility in the deployment of workmen. We no longer see any need for temporary staff from December 1995 and have therefore decided not to offer Ms Yuan a third contract.
"As her second contract is due to expire on December 9, notice was given to her on November 28, 1995 about the expiry. There is no question of a dismissal, much less a dismissal after she has enquired about her benefits under the Employment Ordinance," Mr Chan said.
He added that Ms Yuan would receive all the benefits she was entitled to under the Employment Ordinance on expiry of her contract.
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