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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1989
TV SPECIAL ON ROYAL VISIT
A TELEVISION
SPECIAL. "HONG KONG GREETS THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES". PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG, WILL BE BROADCAST BY BOTH COMMERCIAL NETWORKS ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 7).
THE 15-MINUTE SPECIAL WILL COVER THE ARRIVAL OF HIGHNESSES AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THEIR TRIP HARBOUR ON BOARD THE LADY MAURINE. AND THEIR OFFICIAL EDINBURGH PLACE.
THEIR ROYAL ACROSS THE WELCOME AT
THE PROGRAMME WILL BE SHOWN ON ATV'S HOME CHANNEL AT 9.15 PM. ON ATV'S WORLD CHANNEL AT 9.55 PM AND ON TVB JADE AT 11.45 PM.
AFTER SCHOOL CARE TO BE INTRODUCED NEXT JANUARY
A PILOT SCHEME FOR AN AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMME WILL BE INTRODUCED IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR TO PROVIDE HALF-DAY CARE TO PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN.
A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE TARGET GROUP FOR THIS SERVICE WOULD BE FAMILIES WITH SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEEDS WHICH ARE VULNERABLE AND IN LACK OF ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO BUY THE SERVICE.
"THIS WAS DECIDED AFTER A SERIES OF MEETINGS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, HE SAID.
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"AS INFORMATION AND STATISTICS ON THE ACTUAL DEMAND FROM THESE FAMILIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, A PILOT SCHEME WILL BE CONDUCTED то TEST THE DEMAND AND TO SET UP A MORE SYSTEMATIC AND STANDARDISED OPERATIONAL MODEL. HE SAID.
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UNDER THE 93 MILLION PILOT SCHEME, AFTER SCHOOL CARE WILL BE PROVIDED AT A SELECTED CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IN ONE OF THE DISTRICTS OF EACH SWD ADMINISTRATIVE REGION WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF KNOWN CASES OF SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES AND OF CHILDREN IN FOUR-PERSON HOUSEHOLDS WITH A MONTHLY INCOME AT OR BELOW THE OF $4,400.
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IT WAS ACCEPTED THAT NOT ALL THESE FAMILIES REQUIRE SERVICE AS SOME MAY HAVE RELATIVES OR OTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO AFTER THE CHILDREN. AS A RESULT, THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS HAVE SELECTED:
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