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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1988

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AMONG THE SERVICES, MORE WORKERS WERE WORKING IN THE SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILY WELFARE, ACCOUNTING FOR 29.5 AND 21.6 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. THE CORRESPONDING PERCENTAGES IN 1984 WERE 29.2 AND 19.4

SIMILAR TO THE 1984 SITUATION, SOCIAL WORKERS WERE REPORTED TO BE SERVICE.

ABOUT 72.1 PER CENT OF THE MAINLY INVOLVED IN FRONTLINE

THE JOINT COMMITTEE, COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, WAS FORMED IN JULY 1987 TO ADVISE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERISED DATA SYSTEM ΤΟ CENTRALISE AND MAINTAIN INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL SOCIAL WELFARE PERSONNEL AND ON THE DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF TRAINED WORKERS.

"SUCH STATISTICS ARE ESSENTIAL IN THE OVERALL MANPOWER PLANNING IN THE WELFARE FIELD," SAID MISS STELLA LEUNG, CHIEF SOCIAL WORK OFFICER (TRAINING) OF SWD AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE.

SHE POINTED OUT THE MANPOWER SURVEYS IN THE USED TO BE CONDUCTED MANUALLY.

WELFARE FIELD

"SUCH SURVEYS WERE TIME-CONSUMING AND THERE WAS A LONG TIME-LAG BETWEEN DATA COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION OF THE FINDINGS.

SHE SAID.

"BESIDES, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION CANNOT BE READILY OBTAINED 1

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THE COMPUTERISED MANPOWER PLANNING SYSTEM IS OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE MANPOWER PLANNING SYSTEM OFFICE OF THE SWD.

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IN THE DATA COLLECTION EXERCISE LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 1987 DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM 134 VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SIX TRAINING INSTITUTES WHICH RESPONDED TO THE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AND THE SWD.

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FROM THE 141 ORGANISATIONS WHICH TOGETHER EMPLOYED 3,453

WERE SOCIAL WORKERS, PERSONAL PARTICULARS

OBTAINED FROM 3,275, OR 94.8 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL STRENGTI ON VOLUNTARY BASIS.

DATA COLLECTED INCLUDED THEIR AGE, SEX, AREA OF SERVICE, JOB ROLE, HIGHEST QUALIFICATION OBTAINED, YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND WHETHER WORKING FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME.

IN

SERVICE

MISS LEUNG STRESSED THAT ALL THESE PERSONAL PARTICULARS WERE

IN KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND DATA WERE ONLY PRESENTED

AGGREGATE

FORM.

IN ADDITION TO PROFILES OF SOCIAL WORKERS, DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS ON STRENGTH, VACANCIES, NEW RECRUITS, TURNOVER, DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF THEIR PERSONNEL.

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