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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1991

AND

MRS WONG SAID THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN

WAS HONG KONG

NOT SOLELY A MATTER OF MORE

SERVICES MONEY,

FACILITIES.

"MUCH

MORE

WILL ALSO DEPEND ON HONG KONG'S ABILITY TO PROVIDE SOCIAL WORKERS OF THE SAME CALIBRE AND COMMITMENT AS THOSE WHO ALREADY SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY SO ADMIRABLY.

THE ON

"THE WHITE PAPER RECOGNISES THE DIFFICULTIES IN EXPANDING SUPPLY OF CERTAIN SOCIAL WORK PERSONNEL AND THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE SOCIAL WORK TRAINING AND MANPOWER PLANNING AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE IMPROVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE WAYS AND MEANS TO THE SITUATION.

MRS WONG CONCLUDED BY SAYING THAT THE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS PAST DECADE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN ACHIEVED IN SOCIAL WELFARE IN THE REPRESENTED A SOLID FOUNDATION UPON WHICH TO BUILD.

"THE WHITE PAPER SETS OUT CLEAR OBJECTIVES AND PROPOSALS TO COPE WITH THE CHANGING NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR SOCIETY.

"I AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY AND DEDICATION OF GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS WORKING PARTNERSHIP, THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACHIEVED," SHE ADDED.

THE

IN

GUIDELINES FOR EXCO DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

THE GOVERNMENT HAS PUBLISHED THE GUIDELINES FOR DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST BY MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

THE

OF COUNCILS'

OMELCO

FOLLOWING

SAID

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN

CLERK GUIDELINES WERE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE

A REVIEW OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DECLARATION OF INTERESTS BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY'S OFFICE AND ADVICE GIVEN BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

OFFICE

AND

AT

WHICH HAVE TO BR THAT MEMBERS

SOME

"GIVEN THE RANGE AND VARIETY OF MATTERS CONSIDERED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, IT IS INEVITABLE FROM TIME TO TIME WILL HAVE A DIRECT OR SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN OF THE

DISCUSSED, SUBJECTS

+++ HE SAID.

THE PUBLIC WITH MEMBERS

"THIS NEED NOT BE SEEN AS NECESSARILY HARMFUL TO

USEFUL IT CAN BE

TO HAVE INTEREST : ON OCCASION, SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE PRESENT TO GIVEN ADVICE.

"WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THE INTEREST BE RECOGNISED, AND ACCOUNT TAKEN OF IT WHEN CONSIDERING THE VIEWS TENDERED."

DUE

HE

то EXPLAIN

WERE THERE WHILST THAT ON WENT PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE NEED TO DECLARE INTERESTS IN COUNCIL, THERE WERE LONGSTANDING CONVENTIONS,

NO

THE

LEGAL EXECUTIVE

/THE GUIDELINES