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Wednesday, January 30, 1974

REGULATIONS ON CRECHES AND NURSERIES BEING CONSIDERED

New legislation relating to creches and nurseries will soon be

introduced into the Legislative Council, the Secretary for Social Services,

the Hon. Li Fook-kow, said today.

In reply to a question from the Hon. Mrs. Joyce Symons, he said

drafts of the Child Care Centres Bill and regulations were being considered

by the departments concerned, and he anticipated that the bill would be

placed before the council during its current session,

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service and the Social Welfare

Advisory Committee would also be consulted before hand.

In answer to another question from Mrs. Symons, Mr. Li said it

was not intended to issue a report on investigations into the operations

of the nursery where an outbreak of measles occurred recently.

The nursery in question closed of its cwn accord on the day

after the cases of measles came to light," he said,

"The operator has now been located and has been charged in the

courts with two counts of cruelty to children under section 27(1) of the

Offences Against the Person Ordinance."

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