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TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1978

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DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO ATTEND

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN JERUSALEM *****

THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL ATTEND THE +19TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WELFARE+ TO BE HELD IN JERUSALEM, ISRAEL, NEXT WEEK.

MR. LEE, WHO IS NOW ON LEAVE, WILL FLY ON TO ISRAEL WHERE HE WILL JOIN 25 OTHER HONG KONG DELEGATES ATTENDING THE BIENNIAL CONFERENCE.

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THE EIGHT-DAY CONFERENCE STARTING FROM AUGUST 20 WILL CARRY THE THEME +HUMAN WELL-BEING CHALLENGES FOR THE 80'S - SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ACTION+.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONFERENCE, HONG KONG WILL BE TAKING PART IN AN EXHIBITION TO ILLUSTRATE THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS IN VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING SOCIAL WELFARE, HOUSING, EDUCATION AND MEDICAL SERVICES HERE.

ORGANISED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON SOCIAL WELFARE (ICSW) THE CONFERENCE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON POLICY DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

THIS YEAR, THE CONFERENCE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE AGENCY VISITS, A BOOK FAIR, FILM SHOWS AND DISCUSSION SESSIONS ON TOPICS SUCH AS PHYSIOLOGICAL AND MATERIAL NEEDS AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN THE FIELDS OF WELFARE SERVICES.

BEFORE THE ICSW CONFERENCE, A NUMBER OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATES, WHO COMPRISE PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, THE UNIVERSITIES AND VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES, WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE NATIONAL CONGRESS OF SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK+ FROM AUGUST 14 TO AUGUST 19, TO BE HELD ALSO IN JERUSALEM.

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A PERMANENT WORLD ORGANISATION FOR INDIVIDUALS AND AGENCIES CONCERNED WITH SOCIAL WELFARE, THE ICSW ORGANISES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES EVERY TWO YEARS IN DIFFERENT CITIES OF THE WORLD.

HONG KONG IN THE PAST HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THESE CONFERENCES.