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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1989

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SWD TO INTRODUCE OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE PROJECT

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL

CHILD CARE

ΤΟ

MINIMISING THE

INTRODUCE AN EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE STARTING FROM WEDNESDAY RISK CAUSED TO YOUNG

PROJECT ON OCCASIONAL (NOVEMBER 1) WITH A VIEW CHILDREN LEFT UNATTENDED AT HOME.

THE PROJECT WILL BE INTRODUCED IN TWO PHASES IN WHICH OF 15 DAY NURSERIES WILL PROVIDE 105 PLACES.

A TOTAL

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IN KWUN TONG, SHAM SHUI IN THE FIRST PHASE, THREE NURSERIES

WILL PROVIDE PO AND TAI PO WILL PROVIDE THE SERVICE. EACH NURSERY SEVEN PLACES FOR THE SERVICE.

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IN THE SECOND PHASE, 12

NURSERIES WILL PROVIDE THE SERVICE EASTERN, MONG KOK, FROM DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY. THEY ARE IN WAN CHAI,

KWAI CHUNG KOWLOON CITY, WONG TAI SIN, SHA TIN, TUEN MUN, YUEN LONG, AND TSING YI, NORTH DISTRICT, TSUEN WAN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

SAID $1.7 MILLION HAD A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT WHICH WOULD PROVIDE SHORT-

FULL-DAY OR

BASIS AT EXISTING TERM DAY CARE SERVICE ON A HALF-DAY AIDED DAY NURSERIES.

LEAVE YOUNG

THE SERVICE COULD ALSO BE USED WHEN PEOPLE HAD TO CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT HOME BECAUSE OF EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

MATTERS AS AN URGENT THESE CIRCUMSTANCES COULD INVOLVE SUCH APPOINTMENT, ACCIDENT OR FAMILY ILLNESS OF BEREAVEMENT.

CHILDREN THE EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT AIMS AT PROVIDING SERVICE TO

BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THE AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX. THE SERVICE WILL NORMAL HOURS OF DAY NURSERIES.

CHILDREN WHO ARE SICK OR MENTALLY DISABLED ARE NOT

THE PROJECT.

COVERED BY

ΤΟ PAY $20 FOR HALF-DAY PEOPLE USING THE SERVICE WILL HAVE

$4 MEAL CHARGE CARE AND $40 FOR WHOLE DAY SERVICE, IN ADDITION TO A PER DAY.

FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY MAY APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT SERVICE UNITS.

FROM

WOULD HAVE THE SWD SPOKESMAN ALSO POINTED OUT THAT RECIPIENTS

EACH CASE OF CONTINUOUS ATTENDANCE TO MEET ADMISSION CRITERIA AND WOULD BE REVIEWED.

A BRIEF INTERVIEW FOR

ADMISSION, PROOF

THE NURSERY SUPERVISOR WILL CARRY OUT CHECKING AGAINST ADMISSION CRITERIA AND DECIDING ON OF IDENTITY AND THE CHILD'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND VERIFICATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

/AS THERE ............