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DRAFT Despatch.

Sir,

The Governor,

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fong Kong.

FURTHER ACTION

Recirc.

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to correspondence

I have the honour to

ending with my despatch No.72 of 19th March, 1951, on the

subject of social welfare in Hong Kong and to inform you

that a further review of this subject was undertaken by

Colonial

my/Social Welfare Advisory Committee at a meeting on 1st

October at which Mr. J.C. McDouall, Social Welfare Officer,

was present.

2. In the light of the advice furnished by the

Committee, I transmit the following observations for your

information:

(i) Hong Kong Social Welfare Advisory Committee

I understand that, as this Committee is not

entirely fulfilling its purpose, Mr. McDouall pro-

poses to recommend that it should be reconstituted

as an entirely unofficial committee with the Social

Welfare Officer as its Chairman. I support in

principle this proposal which follows the arrange-

ments which have proved the most effective in a

nial

number of Coloni territoriesand interested to learn of any development

should be

(ii) Kaifong (Residents) Welfare Association.

The Committee were given an account (since

supplemented by a written description) of the devel-

opment of the Kaifong Associations. They were im-

pressed by the successful initiation of these com-

munity associations deriving their inspiration from

the conception of Kaifong which had origins going far

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