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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1988

A PILOT SCHEME

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONDUCT INVOLVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ONE OR TWO HOSTELS, SO AS TO TEST THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS APPROACH.

"IF THE PILOT SCHEME PROVES TO BE A SUCCESS, INITIATING A FULL HOSTEL PROGRAMME," HE SAID.

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MR CHAMBERS SAID THE COMMITTEE, IN COMPLYING WITH ITS TERMS OF TO REVIEW GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES IN ORDER TO CO-ORDINATE ACTION RELATING TO STREET SLEEPERS

HAD CONDUCTED A REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES RELATING TO STREET SLEEPERS.

HE SAID THAT THIS REVIEW, WHICH WAS COMPLETED TOWARDS THE OF LAST YEAR, CONCLUDED THAT THE PERSONALISED APPROACH WHICH WAS IN HELPING STREET SLEEPERS REMAINED APPROPRIATE, AND THAT NECESSARY SERVICES WERE AVAILABLE FOR THOSE STREET SLEEPERS WISHED TO MAKE USE OF THEM.

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NOTING THAT IN THE COURSE OF THE REVIEW THE COMMITTEE HAD PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROCEDURES WHEREBY STREET SLEEPERS COULD OBTAIN REPLACEMENT IDENTITY CARDS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT MR CHAMBERS SAID THESE IMPROVEMENTS HAD BEEN IMPLEMENTED.

"1 DO NOT SEE ANY NEED TO CHANGE THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTER ON STREET SLEEPERS AS THE COMMITTEE CAN CONDUCT FURTHER REVIEWS ON ANY ASPECT OF GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES OR PROGRAMMES IN RELATION TO STREET SLEEPERS, HE SAID.

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MR CHAMBERS ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE EXPANDING THE SIZE OF THE COMMITTEE IN ORDER TO BRING IN MEMBERS OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR WHO WERE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS FACED BY STREET SLEEPERS.

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"I AM SURE THAT THEY WILL PUT FORWARD SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW INITIATIVES WHICH THE COMMITTEE CAN

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