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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1988

"EXAMPLES OF THIS ARE NURSERIES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, ELDERLY CENTRES AND OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK, HE SAID.

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"IN THE CASE OF OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK, ACCOUNT THE SIZE OF THE YOUTH POPULATION AND THE CRIME RATE, AS POPULATION DENSITY OF THE SERVICE AREA.

IS TAKEN OF WELL AS THE

"HOWEVER, EXPERIENCE POINTS TO THE NEED TO BE RATHER MORE FLEXIBLE IN WELFARE PLANNING AND WE HAVE ALREADY MADE A START BY ADOPTING SUCH AN APPROACH IN THE PLANNING RATIO OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, AND A SIMILAR APPROACH MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR OTHER WELFARE FACILITIES SUCH AS SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.

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"I BELIEVE THAT SOCIAL WORKERS ARE GENERALLY SENSITIVE SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF PEOPLE MOVING INTO NEW RESIDENTIAL ARRAS PROGRAMMES ARE PROVIDED ΤΟ MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE VULNERABLE GROUPS, VERY OFTEN BY MOBILISING LOCAL RESOURCES.

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MORE ATTENTION GIVEN TO POLLUTION PROBLEMS

THE GOVERNMENT IS PAYING MUCH MORE ATTENTION TO POLLUTION AND RELATED PROBLEMS, AND THIS IS DEMONSTRATED BY THE MORE THAN 100 PER CENT INCREASE IN THE ESTIMATES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

SECRETARY FOR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE

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THE WELFARE,

HON JOHN

CHAMBERS, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

CHAMBERS

SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE BUDGET, MR COMMENTED THAT ON THESE OCCASIONS HE USUALLY COMPLAINED THAT VERY FEW MEMBERS HAD MADE ANY REFERENCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

"THIS YEAR, I AM GLAD TO SAY, A FEW MORE MEMBERS THAN USUAL HAVE SPOKEN ON POLLUTION AND RELATED PROBLEMS, AND I HOPE THAT THIS REFLECTS A GREATER INTEREST IN THIS DIFFICULT SUBJECT, HE SAID.

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MAJOR NEW

MR CHAMBERS EXPLAINED THAT MUCH OF THE INCREASE IN ESTIMATES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT WAS DUE TO TWO POLICY INITIATIVES. THESE WERE:

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THE IMPLEMENTATION, AFTER MANY YEARS OF PLANNING DISCUSSION, OF THE AGRICULTURAL WASTE DISPOSAL SCHEME, FIRST PHASE OF WHICH WILL COME INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 24; AND

THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NOISE CONTROL BILL WHICH WAS ENDORSED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE LAST WEEK AND HE HOPED WOULD BR INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL IN TIME FOR IT то BE ENACTED BEFORE THE END OF THE PRESENT SESSION.

"ONCE THIS

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