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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1986

UNOFFICIALS SPEAKING TOMORROW WILL BE THE HON LYDIA DUNN, THE HON WONG PO-YAN, THE HON ALLEN LEE, THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG, THE HON PETER POON, THE HON KIM CHAM, THE HON JACKIE CHAN, THE MON CHENG HON-KWAN, THE HON LAU WONG-FAT, THE HON DAVID LI KWOK-PO, THE HON NGAI SHIU-KIT, THE HON POON CHI-FAI, THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, THE HON THOMAS CLYDESDALE, THE HON RICHARD LAI, THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI, PROF THE HON POON CHUNG-KWONG, THE HON HELMUT SOHMEN, THE MON TAM YIU-CHUNG, THE HON PETER C. WONG, THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN AND THE HON MARTIN LEE.

SPEAKING ON THURSDAY WILL BE DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI, THE HON RITA FAN, THE HON PAULINE NG, THE HON SZETO WAH, DR THE HON DANIEL TSE CHI-WAI, THE HON MARIA TAM, DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP, DR THE HON CHIU HIN-KWONG, DR THE HON CONRAD LAM, THE HON TAI CHIN-WAH, THE HON F.K. HU, THE HON S.L. CHEN, THE HON SELINA CHOW, THE HON CHAN YING-LUN, THE HON HUI YIN-FAT, THE HON LIU LIT-FOR, THE HON ROSANNA TAM, THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, THE HON K.C. CHAN AND THE HON LEE YU-TAI.

REVISED ARRANGEMENTS FOR WELFARE SUBVENTIONS

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC) ENDORSED AT A MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY) A PROPOSAL TO REVISE THE ALLOCATION OF SUBVENTION TO SERVICES ON STANDARD COST SYSTEM IN ORDER TO REDUCE FURTHER ACCUMULATION OF SURPLUSES.

THIS IS AN INTERIM MEASURE PENDING A REVIEW OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE STANDARD COST APPROACH AND CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.

UNDER THE REVISED SYSTEM, PROVISIONS FOR PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS WILL STILL BE ASSESSED ON THE BASIS OF MID-POINT SALARIES OF A NOTIONAL STAFF ESTABLISHMENT, BUT THE ALLOCATION WILL BE DIVIDED INTO UNCONDITIONAL+ AND +CONDITIONAL+ PORTIONS.

THE +UNCONDITIONAL PORTION WILL BE RELEASED AUTOMATICALLY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND IF THIS IS INSUFFICIENT TO MEET A SERVICE UNIT'S ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS IN 1986-87, FURTHER RELEASES WILL BE MADE FROM THE CONDITIONAL+ PORTION UPON APPLICATION.

THE "SUBVENTED WELFARE SECTOR WILL BE CONSULTED ON THE REVISED ARRANGEMENTS THROUGH THE HONGONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE.

THE MEETING ALSO ENDORSED A PROPOSAL TO RE-INSTATE THE STANDARD COST SYSTEM FOR OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK.

/AT PRESENT