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Saturday, February 10, 1973

An alternative is appointment on contract for two and a half years

in the first instance, with a gratuity on satisfactory completion of the

contract period amounting to 25 per cent of the gross salary earned. A local

appointee over the age of 45, or any expatriate appointee, would be awarded

contract terms.

The Principal will play a major role in bringing the Institute into

being. He will be responsible for :-

Preparing and directing all the Institute's programmes, including training in field work practice.

General administration of the Institute.

Taking up the chairmanship of the Institute's Academic Board, and the direction of its policies.

Liaison with the universities, other educational institutions, government departments, and other organisations operating in the social services field.

The first meeting of the Academic Board was held in the Lady Trench

Training Centre last week, with Mr. Thomas C.Y. Lee, Deputy Director of Social

Welfare, as acting chairman in the absence of the Principal.

The Board discussed among other matters, its own terms of reference

and composition, the timetable for establishing the Institute, and the

appointment of the Principal.

Present members of the Board include representatives of the two

universities, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service, the Hong Kong Social

Workers Association, the Advisory Committee on Social Work Training, and the

Social Welfare Department.

Institute.

The Board has responsibility for all educational matters at the

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