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Wednesday, June 21, 1972

SUBVENTIONS FOR NON-PROFIT DAY NURSERIES?

The Social Welfare Advisory Committee will consider the question

of financial assistance for non-profit making day nurseries run by

voluntary agencies at its meeting early next month,

Proposals will be made to the Finance Committee of the Legislative

Council as soon as possible after the meeting.

The Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. M.D.A. Clinton, told the

Legislative Council this afternoon that the government was aware of the

need to provide additional social welfare subventions to these nurseries

to meet increases in operational costs, to improve standards and to

extend facilities.

He said the Social Welfare Department, in consultation with the

Hong Kong Council of Social Service had been reviewing the level of

assistance considered appropriate.

Mr. Clinton was replying to a question by Mr. P.C. Woo who had

asked whether the government would consider increased subventions to

these organisations in view of the rapid rise in operational costs.

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