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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1976

TURNING TO THE INITIAL EVALUATION EXERCISE, THE DISCUSSION GROUPS ENDORSED THE REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT AGENCY-BASED EVALUATION HAD PROVED TO BE UNSATISFACTORY AS THIS APPROACH DID NOT ENABLE A SUFFICIENTLY BROAD VIEW TO BE TAKEN OF THE SERVICES RENDERED BY A PARTICULAR AGENCY IN RELATION TO THE AREA OF SERVICE AS A WHOLE AND, EQUALLY IMPORTANT, IN RELATION TO COMMUNITY NEEDS.

THIS EXERCISE WAS CONDUCTED BY TEAMS COMPRISING STAFF OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND THE AGENCIES BEING EVALUATED.

THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DISCUSSION GROUPS, TOGETHER WITH THE VIEWS OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, WILL NOW BE CONSIDERED BY THE EVALUATION SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHICH WILL THEN PREPARE DETAILED PROPOSALS ON FUTURE EVALUATION STUDIES.

TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS

IN CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD ******

ALL EASTBOUND TRAFFIC USING THE EXISTING CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD NEAR THE HOME FOR THE AGED WILL BE DIVERTED ONTO THE NEW ROAD TO THE SOUTH FROM TUESDAY (MARCH 9) TO FACILITATE ROADWORKS.

WITH EFFECT FROM 10 A.M. ON THAT DAY, THERE WILL BE TWO-WAY OPERATION OVER THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE DIVERSION WITH A SUBSTANTIAL SECTION OF DUAL CARRIAGEWAY AVAILABLE.

THE EXISTING CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD BETWEEN THE HOME FOR THE AGED AND THE EAST END OF THE DIVERSION WILL BECOME A CUL-DE-SAC WITH ENTRANCE AND EXIT AT THE EAST END.

APPROPRIATE SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

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