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MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1987

HONG KONG OFFICIALS OBSERVE NUCLEAR EXERCISF

TWO SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL BE OBSERVERS IN THREE-DAY NUCLEAR ACCIDENT EMERGENCY EXERCISE IN THE UNITED STATES STARTING TODAY (MONDAY).

ECONOMIC

THE OFFICIALS, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, SERVICES BRANCH (SPECIAL. DUTIES), MR JOHN WILSON AND PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, SECURITY BRANCH (OPERATIONS), MR KEN WOODHOUSE ARE ATTENDING THE EXERCISE AT ZION, ILLINOIS AT THE INVITATION OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

THE INVITATION TO THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IS THE RESULT OF A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FACT-FINDING DELEGATION ON NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION IN THE UNITED STATES IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.

THE EXERCISE WILL BE BASED AROUND A SIMULATED NUCLEAR ACCIDENT AT ONE OF ZION'S FIVE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, ABOUT EIGHT MILES FROM NORTH CHICAGO.

MR WILSON SAID ON DEPARTURE 'TO THE GAINED FROM THE EXERCISE WOULD BE ENERGENCY CONTINGENCY PLANS.

INCORPORATED

S. THAT IN HONG

INFORMATION KONG'S OWN

SWAC ENDORSES DAY RELIEF CENTRE PROJECT

THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENDORSED AT ITS MEETING (MONDAY) THAT STREET SLEEPERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED WITH WELFARE SERVICES THROUGH A DAY RELIEF CENTRE AND TEMPORARY SHELTER.

TODAY

THIS PROPOSED NEW SERVICE 13 DESIGNED FOR THOSE STREET SLEEPERS WHO ARE DOWN AND OUT WITH VARIOUS DEGREES OF ILL HEALTH AND DISABILITY, AND THOSE WHO APPEAR TO HAVE MENTAL PROBLEMS.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO ACCEPTFO THAT THE NEW SERVICE WOULD BE INTRODUCED ON AN EXPERIMENTAL BASIS FOR TWO YEARS, WITH SUPPORT FROM THE LOTTERJES FUND).

ALSO ENDORSED AT THE

SAME MEETING WAS THE REPORT OF THE

WORKING PARTY ON SOCIAL WELFARE SUBVENTION ADMINISTRATION.

THE COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED [HAT THE MODIFIED STANDARD COST SUBVENTION SYSTEM SHOULD BE FXTENDED TO ALL. WELFARE SERVICES WHERE STANDARD (OST COULD BE WORKED OUT,

HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE POINTED OUT THE NEED FOR A TIMETABLE то BE MAPPED OUT FOR THIS PURPOSE.

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