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TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1987

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MEMBERS TO DEBATE 1987-88 BUDGET

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FORTY-TWO MEMBERS WILL BE SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AND THURSDAY WHEN DEBATE ON THE 1987-88 BUDGET RESUMES.

MEMBERS SPEAKING TOMORROW ARE THE HON LYDIA DUNN, THE HON CHEN

THE HON WONG SHOU-LUM, THE HON PETER C. WONG, DR THE HON HO KAM-FAI PO-YAN, THE HON STEPHEN CHEONG, DR THE HON HENRIETTA IP, THE HON PAULINE NG, THE HON PETER POON, THE HON KIM CHAM, THE HON JACKIE CHAN, THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, THE HON THOMAS CLYDESDALE, THE HON LEE YU-TAI, THE HON DAVID LI, THE HON TAI CHIN-WAH, THE HON ROSANNA TAM, THE HON ANDREW WONG, THE HON HO SAI-CHU, THE HON RICHARD LAI, THE HON NGAI SHIU-KIT, THE HON PANG CHUN-HOI, PROF THE HON POON CHUNG-KWONG AND THE HON HELMUT SOHMEN.

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THOSE SPEAKING ON THURSDAY ARE THE HON CHAN KAM-CHUEN, THE HON YEUNG PO-KWAN, THE HON CHUNG PUI-LAM, THE HON MARTIN LEE, DR THE HON DANIEL TSE, THE HON SELINA CHOW, DR THE HON CHIU RIN- KWONG, DR THE HON CONRAD LAM, THE HON HU FA-KUANG, THE HON CHAN YING-LUN, THE HON HUI YIN-FAŤ THE HON LIU LIT-FOR, THE HON CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, THE HON POON CHI-FAI THE HON ALLEN LEE, THE HON SZETO WAH, THE HON LAU WONG-FAT AND THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG.

CO-ORDINATION OF WELFARE SERVICES ESSENTIAL

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CHILD CARE SERVICE IS AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND CLOSE CO-ORDINATION IS NEEDED BETWEEN IT AND OTHER WELFARE SERVICES, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE PO LEUNG KUK KWUN TONG DAY NURSERY IN TSUI PING ROAD ESTATE, HE SAID THAT FOR CHILD CARE SERVICE TO ACHIEVE ITS MAXIMUM EFFECT, THERE MUST ALSO BE REGULAR CONTACT WITH FAMILIES IN THE DISTRICT.

+THERE IS A DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER AND A LIAISON NETWORK IN EACH DISTRICT TO ENSURE CO-ORDINATION BETWEEN VARIOUS WELFARE SERVICES,+ HE SAID.

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FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES ARE INTER-RELATED, HE ADDED.

ON THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES IN KWUN TONG, MR LAW SAID THAT THERE WERE MORE THAN 130 WELFARE UNITS IN THE DISTRICT INCLUDING 26 OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE REST BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO MEET DEMAND.

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