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SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1980

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+THESE THREE DOCUMENTS ARE INTER-RELATED AND TOGETHER THEY ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE FIELD AND TO CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE REQUIREMENTS,+ SHE SAID.

THEY PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF OVERSEEING DEVELOPMENT, CO-ORDINATING ACTIVITIES, AND ADJUSTING PRIORITIES AND TARGETS IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGING NEEDS AND ACTUAL PROGRESS ACHIEVED, SHE ADDED.

THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, SHE SAID, IS CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS AND PLAYS AN INTEGRAL PART IN THE PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING OF SERVICES.

AS TO THE MONITORING OF DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD, MRS CHAN SAID THAT IN THE CASE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, IT WAS CARRIED OUT LARGELY THROUGH REGULAR VISITS BY FIELD STAFF OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT SERVICES PROVIDED ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARDS AND TARGETS LAID DOWN AND THAT OPTIMUM USE IS MADE OF THE RESOURCES DEPLOYED, SHE SAID.

WITHIN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, SHE ADDED, MONITORING IS FACILITATED BY A DECENTRALISED STRUCTURE OF 11 DISTRICT OFFICES GROUPED UNDER FOUR REGIONS.

+THIS ORGANISATION ON A REGIONAL BASIS NOT ONLY ENABLES MORE EFFICIENT SERVICE DELIVERY BUT ALSO A BETTER RESPONSE TO CHANGING COMMUNITY NEEDS, SHE SAID.

INSIDER DEALING TRIBUNAL MEMBERS

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED THE TWO MEMBERS WHO WILL SERVE ON THE INSIDER DEALING TRIBUNAL WITH THE TRIBUNAL CHAIRMAN MR JUSTICE BARKER.

THEY ARE MRS MAISIE WONG, JP, WHO IS A BARRISTER-AT-LAW (AND SERVES ON A NUMBER OF BOARDS INCLUDING THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND THE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD), AND MR MICHAEL ROBERTS, WHO IS GROUP REPRESENTATIVE OF LAZARD BROTHERS IN HONG KONG AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF LAZARD BROTHERS AND CO LTD IN LONDON.

LAST WEEK, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY ANNOUNCED THAT AFTER CONSIDERING A REPORT FROM THE SECURITIES COMMISSION, HE HAD REFERRED A CASE OF POSSIBLE INSIDER DEALING TO THE INSIDER DEALING TRIBUNAL.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE REQUIRE THE TRIBUNAL TO INQUIRE INTO DEALINGS IN HUTCHISON WHAMPOA LTD SHARES IN THE PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 25 LAST YEAR OF THE SALE OF A BLOCK OF 90 MILLION SHARES OF HUTCHISON WHAMPOA LTD.

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