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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1992

FLEXIBLE FEE-CHARGING FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES INTRODUCED

FLEXIBLE FEE-CHARGING WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM SUNDAY (MARCH 1) FOR PARENTS WHO MAKE USE OF THE OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICES PROVIDED IN DAY NURSERIES.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (THURSDAY), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT (SWD) SAID THE FLEXIBLE MODE WAS INTENDED TO CATER FOR PARENTS WHO MIGHT REQUIRE THE SERVICE FOR SHORT SPAN OF TIME.

HE SAID A LOWER RATE OF FEES WOULD BE CHARGED.

"IT IS HOPED THAT THE NEW ARRANGEMENT WOULD ATTRACT MORE PARENTS TO MAKE USE OF THE SERVICE AND RELIEVE THE PROBLEM OF CHILDREN LEFT UNATTENDED AT HOME, HE SAID.

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OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED BASIS IN 53 DAY NURSERIES IN THE TERRITORY WITH A VIEW TO THE RISK OF HAVING CHILDREN LEFT UNATTENDED AT HOME.

ON A TRIAL ELIMINATING

CHARGES AT PRESENT ARE AT A RATE OF $25 FOR HALF-DAY

$50 FOR FULL-DAY CARE.

CARE AND

THE SPOKESMAN SAID WHILE PRIORITY WOULD STILL BE GIVEN TO FULL-DAY AND HALF-DAY CARE, NURSERIES WOULD AT THE SAME TIME OFFER

BASES WITH TEMPORARY CARE AT TWO-HOUR OR QUARTER-DAY

FEES IN THE

RANGE OF $10 TO $15 PER ADMISSION.

"INITIALLY, THE NEW FEE-CHARGING ARRANGEMENTS WILL INTRODUCED IN 45 DAY NURSERIES. THE REMAINING EIGHT WILL JOIN IN APRIL 1," HE ADDED.

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CARE CENTRES

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN THE SERVICE SWD HOTLINE ON TEL. 343 2255 OR THE DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY INSPECTORATE ON TEL. 578 1892.

MERCHANT CONVICTED AND FINED FOR TAX EVASION

IMPRISONMENT

A 45-YEAR-OLD MERCHANT WAS SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS SUSPENDED FOR TWO YEARS, AND FINED A SUM OF $10,000 ON EACH CHARGE PLUS A PENAL TAX OF $3,400,653 IN THE DISTRICT COURT TODAY (THURSDAY) AFTER BEING FOUND GUILTY OF EIGHT COUNTS OF OFFENCES RELATING TO SUBMITTING FRAUDULENT PROFITS TAX RETURNS.

THE DEFENDANT, MR WONG YUE HUNG, JOHNSON, OWNER OF A BUY ING AGENT, PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO ALL THE CHARGES PROSECUTED AGAINST HIM UNDER SECTION 82(1) (a) AND 82(1) (d) OF THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE.

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/THE PENAL