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In response, Mr Wingfield said both the Government and subvented non- governmental organisations were providing counselling for adolescents in the form of a hot line service, school social work, out-reaching social work, and children and youth centres.
Committee members have asked a variety of questions relating to all sections of the initial report. The topics included breast-feeding, schooling and other services for Vietnamese children and illegal immigrant children.
At the end of the session, the Committee's chairperson, Mrs Akila Belembaogo, and other members praised Hong Kong for submitting an informative report detailing the situation of the rights of the child in the territory.
The delegation was also complimented for giving very useful information in replies to members' questions.
In members' individual conclusions, there was a suggestion that a monitoring body be set up to oversee the implementation of the Convention with particular regard to the best interest of the child.
Two members also suggested that the United Kingdom Government should be invited to make an immediate written response to the Committee's concluding observations after they were issued.
The concluding observations of the hearing are expected to be published in a month's time.
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Arbitration (Amendment) Bill gazetted
The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 1996, which intends to extend the powers of arbitral tribunals in respect for the conduct of arbitration proceedings, was gazetted today (Friday).
The Bill also proposes to bring certain provisions of the existing ordinance relating to domestic arbitrations in line with those relating to international arbitrations,
and vice versa.
A spokesman for the Legal Department said today that the Bill would help enhance the status of Hong Kong as a leading centre for arbitration in the region.