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SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1990

HEADS OF THE PARTICIPATING

PRIMARY

SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO SEND THE COMPLETED ENTRY FORM TOGETHER WITH ALL ENTRIES TO THE HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 9.

BOOK COUPONS AND TROPHIES WILL, BE WINNERS. ANOTHER 10 MERIT PRIZES WHICH SOUVENIR PLAQUES WILL ALSO BE AWARDED.

AWARDED TO THE FIVE TOP INCLUDE BOOK COUPONS AND

ALL WINNING PAINTINGS WILL BE EXHIBITED JOINTLY WITH THE WINNING PROJECTS OF THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROJECT EXHIBITION COMPETITION AT THE CITY HALL EXHIBITION HALL FROM MARCH 16 TO 19. THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON MARCH 16.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING BOTH COMPETITIONS 7871229 OR 7871230,

CAN BE MADE ON TEL.

REVIEW ON SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICE NECESSARY

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THERE IS A NEED TO REVIEW THE PRESENT SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICE AND MAP OUT THE DIRECTION FOR WELFARE POLICY FOR THE NEXT DECADE, THE REGIONAL OFFICER (NEW TERRITORIES EAST) OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, MR ANTHONY CHAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TIN PING CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IN SHEUNG SHUI, MR CHAN SAID THAT A WHITE PAPER WOULD BE ISSUED IN THE SECOND HALF OF THIS YEAR.

"THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE NECESSARY ΤΟ ENSURE THAT WELFARE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO MEET NEEDS OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY INTO THE 1990'S AND BEYOND," HE SAID.

MR CHAN POINTED OUT THAT A WORKING PARTY HAD BEEN SET UP ΤΟ CONDUCT THE REVIEW, BUT THE OPINIONS COMING FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD BE MOST IMPORTANT,

"THE SWD IS NOW INVITING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SUBMIT VIEWS ON DEVELOPMENT OF VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES.

THEIR

"THE REVIEW COULD NOT BE A SUCCESS WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM INTERESTED PARTIES AND VARIOUS SOCIAL COMMUNITIES," HE SAID.

HE URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS AND

SET OUT THEIR PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICES.

MR CHAN COMMENDED THE HONG KONG CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES FOR PROMOTING AND PROVIDING YOUTH SERVICES OVER THE YEARS. THE TIN PING CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE, WHICH STARTED OPERATION LAST FEBRUARY, IS POPULAR, AND HAS REGISTERED A MEMBERSHIP OF 2,000.

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