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FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1990

"IN VIEW OF THIS, THE FINANCE BRANCH APPROVED A MILLION AS COMPENSATION FOR THE

SUM OF

$1.49

12 MARICULTURISTS FOR FISH LOSSES TEMPORARY HOLDING CENTRE AS WELL AS BX-GRATIA

RESULTING FROM THE USE OF TAI A CHAU AS A FOR BOAT PEOPLE FROM JUNE TO AUGUST LAST YEAR ALLOWANCES FOR TERMINATION OF THEIR BUSINESSES," THE SPOKESMAN BAID.

THE COMPENSATION AND EX-GRATIA

It HE ADDED.

"THE MARICULTURISTS ACCEPTED ALLOWANCE AND THEIR LICENCES CANCELLED,

THE PAYMENT WAS MADE IN APRIL AND THE TAI A CHAU ZONE WAS DEGAZETTED TODAY.

FISH CULTURE

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MORE ASSISTANCE FOR DAY NURSERY SERVICE

BASIC

SCALE

LEVEL

TO

BENEFIT

RAISE THE NON-

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS PROPOSED TO CONTRIBUTION BASELINE OF THE FEE ASSISTANCE SCHEME BY ONE-THIRD OF THE MORE LOW-INCOME PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FAMILIES REQUIRING DAY NURSERY SERVICE, THE ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE, MR ALFRED CHUI, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

LEE TECHNICAL

SPEAKING AT THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF A GROUP MR INSTITUTE, WORKERS AT

WAI LEE ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL EXPENSES FOR THE PROPOSAL WOULD IN 1990/91.

BEEN FORWARDED

AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS HAD COMMITTEE AND WAS EXPECTED TO BE APPROVED BY THE END HE SAID.

"THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO CONSIDERING ADOPTING

SERVICE OF DAY CRECHE PROVISION APPROACH TO THE CHANGES, MR CHUI SAID,

Н

OF

OF CHILD CARB CHUI SAID THE BE $10 MILLION

TO THE FINANCE OF THIS MONTH,

A MORE FLEXIBLE

TO

SOCIAL MEKT

OF DAY THE

THESE INCLUDED THE POSSIBILITIES OF A PHASED EXPANSION CRECHE PLACES AND SETTING UP DAY CRECHES IN NEW TOWNS, SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES.

FOR

AS CHILD MR CHUI SAID UNDER THIS NOTION, NEW DAY CRECHES SUCH

SUBVENTION GOVERNMENT WITH BE CENTRES WOULD

PROVIDED STARTING-UP COSTS, RENTAL, RATES AND RECURRENT EXPENDITURE.

CARE

"LOW-INCOME FAMILIES COULD CRECHE SERVICE WOULD ALSO BE MADE AFFORD THE FULL COST," HE ADDED.

FOR FEE APPLY AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES

ASSISTANCE,

WHILE

WHO

COULD

MR CHUI SAID THERE WOULD BE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF DAY PLACES TO MEET SOCIAL NEEDS.

WORKING RATIO

OF

100

"WHILE A POPULATION WILL CONTINUE, A TOTAL OF 1,600 THIS YEAR TO MEET THE DEMAND," HE SAID.

NURSERY

PLACES FOR

20,000

GENERAL

PLACES HAS BREN PLANNED

PROVIDING BOMB

"AT PRESENT, THERE ARE ABOUT 300 DAY NURSERIES

H HE ADDED. 32,000 PLACES FOR CHILDREN AGED FROM TWO TO SIX,'

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