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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN-SUPPLEMENT

ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, HONG KONG TEL 5-233191

Wednesday, July 16, 1980

ADDRESS BY SIR JACK CATER,

H.E. THE ACTING GOVERNOR AT THE ORENING CEREMONY OF THE 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL WELFARE

ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1980, AT THE CITY HALL

On behalf of the people and the Government of Hong Kong, I have

much pleasure in welcoming the Council's officials, other distinguished

visitors and all participants to this, the 20th International Conference

on Social Welfare. Hong Kong is glad to have the opportunity of hosting

this important international conference, and I hope that you will not find

it wanting in the arrangements that have been made for your stay here.

Last Sunday, my wife and I had the considerable pleasure of

attending the opening of, as it were, one of your sister conferences:

that of the International Federation of Social Workers Symposium. That

was a hot afternoon, marked by rainstorms and thunder: the atmosphere

outside of the conference hall may have been torrid, but within that

gathering it was one of enthusiasm, the enthusiasm of concerned people.

I was much impressed, as I always an, when meeting with those deeply

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concerned with social welfare.

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