WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1978
MR. HO POINTED OUT THAT MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AGE RANGE FROM 6 TO 20 ARE TAKING PART IN SOME FORM OF ORGANISED YOUTH OR RECREATION ACTIVITY IN THEIR SPARE TIME.
+WE BELIEVE THAT THIS PROPORTION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN THE YEARS AHEAD AS ADDITIONAL FACILITIES ARE PROVIDED IN THE COUNTRY PARKS AND NEW TOWNS BY THE URBAN COUNCIL, AND AS THE VARIOUS YOUTH AND RECREATION SERVICES ARE DEVELOPED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY SECTOR.
HE SAID THAT THE RELIEF OF OVERCROWD ING, IMPROVED STANDARDS OF HOUSING AND A BETTER GENERAL ENVIRONMENT CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO A LESSENING OF TENDENCIES TOWARDS DELINQUENCY, AND ASSURED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO SLACKENING OF EFFORT IN THESE VARIOUS DIRECTIONS.
REPLYING TO SOME OF THE POINTS RAISED BY THE UNOFFICIALS IN THE DEBATE, MR. HO SAID THE CRITICISM THAT THE STAFFING RATIOS PROPOSED IN THE GREEN PAPER FOR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK ARE INADEQUATE MAY WELL BE VALID, BUT WE MUST BE REALISTIC AND MAKE AN EARLY START WITH THE MANPOWER RESOURCES LIKELY TO BE AVAILABLE.+
HE SAID TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ALL RELEVANT FACTORS AND HAVING REGARD TO THE DEMAND FOR SOCIAL WORKERS IN OTHER FIELDS OF ACTIVITY, THE PROPOSALS IN THE GREEN PAPER REPRESENT A REASONABLE STARTING POINT.
+OF COURSE, I INTEND TO HAVE THEM REVIEWED ANNUALLY IN THE LIGHT OF ACTUAL DEMAND AND OPERATING EXPERIENCE,+ MR. HO SAID.
HE ALSO ASSURED THAT ALL CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTIONS MADE EY THE PUBLIC AND THE UNOFFICIALS INCLUDING MRS. KWAN KO SIU-WAH'S PROPOSAL TO COMBINE THE THREE GREEN PAPERS IN SOCIAL WELFARE FIELD INTO A SINGLE WHITE PAPER WOULD BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BEFORE ANY FINAL CONCLUSIONS ARE REACHED.
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