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THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1990

WORKING PARTY ON SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND SERVICES

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) ANNOUNCED THE FORMATION OF A WORKING PARTY TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF SOCIAL WELFARE

POLICIES AND SERVICES.

THE DECISION TO CONDUCT SUCH A REVIEW WAS ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNOR IN HIS ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE 1989-90 SESSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

PROGRESS SINCE THE

"THE PURPOSE OF THE EXERCISE IS TO TAKE STOCK OF THE MADE IN DEVELOPING SOCIAL WELFARE POLICIES AND SERVICES PUBLICATION OF THE 1979 WHITE PAPER ON SOCIAL WELFARE," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

STANDARDS

'IT WILL ALSO ЧАКЕ SURE THAT OUR POLICIES AND CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HONG KONG INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND.

"THE REVIEW WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1990 AND WILL LEAD TO THE PUBLICATION IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR OF A NEW WHITE PAPER SETTING OUT PROPOSALS FOR THE WAY AHEAD.'

APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR. THE WORKING PARTY WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG.

THOMAS

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE WORKING PARTY ARE PROFESSOR EDWARD CHEN, MRS ALICE CHONG, DR NELSON CHOW, MR DAVID CHU, MISS KAY KU, MR KWOK, MRS TERESA LAM, HE ERIC lI, MẸ NG THUY-LAI, DR WONG HOI KWOK, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HEALTH WELFARE BRANCH AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FINANCE BRANCH.

AND

MRS LOUISE WONG AND MR J.T. MICHIE WILL BE THE SECRETARIES.

AS 1TS TERMS OF REFERENCE, THE WORKING PARTY WILL, IN CONSULTATION AS APPROPRIATE WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, FORMULATE PROPOSALS IN THE FORM OF A DRAFT WHITE THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, ASSESSMENT OF THE RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSALS.

PAPER ON AN INCLUDING

"IN 30 DOING, IT WILL REVIEW CURRENT POLICIES AND THE

PROJECTED PROVISION OF EXISTING SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, SOCIAL SECURITY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"

INCLUDING

"IT WILL ALSO HAVE REGARD TO THE CURRENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION AS WELL AS TO PROJECTED DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS.

"IN ADDITION, IT WILL REALISTICALLY TAKE INTO LIKELY MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS WITHIN THE NEXT AND THE INEVITABLE NEED TO DETERMINE PRIORITIES.

ACCOUNT THE

FEW YEARS,

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