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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1977

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IN ADDITION TO THE CHILDREN'S RECEPTION CENTRE, HE CONTINUED, THERE WERE ALTOGETHER NINE SUBVENTED VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS OPERATING 14 RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY FOR 1,540.

+AT PRESENT THERE ARE ABOUT 1,180 CHILDREN IN RESIDENCE WHICH MEANS THAT THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR SOME 360 SUCH CHILDREN, HE NOTED.

+THESE PROVISIONS DO NOT INCLUDE HOMES FOR DELINQUENT OR DISABLED CHILDREN WHO ARE SEPARATELY PROVIDED FOR IN OTHER

INSTITUTIONS.

+THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISES ME THAT THERE ARE OTHER FACILITIES, SUCH AS FOSTER CARE AND SMALL GROUP HOMES WHICH ARE BEING DEVELOPED BY VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT SUBVENTIONS, THESE CAN ALSO BE USED TO PROVIDE SPECIAL CARE FOR SUCH CHILDREN.+

MR. THORNTON ADDED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE WOULD CERTAINLY KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE SITUATION IF AND WHEN THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION WAS IMPLEMENTED.

DUPLICATE SHARE CERTIFICATES

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THE GOVERNMENT IS CURRENTLY DRAFTING A BILL TO FACILITATE THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE SHARE CERTIFICATE WHERE THE ORIGINAL IS LOST.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, THE HON. G.C. THORNTON, IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. Q.W. LEE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

MR. LEE HAD ASKED WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD TAKE EARLY STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATION IN THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMPANIES LAW REVISION COMMITTEE THAT SECTION 14 OF THE COMPANIES (RECONSTRUCTION OF RECORDS) ORDINANCE SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE AS PART OF THE GENERAL LAW APPLICABLE TO ALL COMPANIES IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE ISSUE OF A DUPLICATE SHARE CERTIFICATE WHERE THE ORIGINAL IS LOST.

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