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SUNDAY, AUGUST 16, 1992

CALL TO MAKE USE OF OCCASIONAL CHILD-CARE SERVICE

A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED PARENTS TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF OCCASIONAL CHILD-CARE SERVICE, INSTEAD OF LEAVING THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT HOME.

"THE SERVICE IS BEING PROVIDED ON A TRIAL BASIS IN 53 DAY NURSERIES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, WITH A VIEW TO REMOVING OF HAVING CHILDREN LEFT ALONE AT HOME," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN, THEY SHOULD NOT BE UNATTENDED AT HOME, EVEN FOR A SHORT WHILE, HE ADDED.

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A FLEXIBLE MODE OF FEE CHARGING HAS ALSO BEEN ADOPTED FOR PARENTS WHO NEED THE SERVICE FOR A SHORT SPAN OF TIME, HE SAID.

UNDER THE SCHEME, THE NURSERIES OFFER SHORT-TERM TEMPORARY CARE ON A TWO-HOUR OR QUARTER-DAY BASIS, CHARGING FEES IN THE RANGE OF $10 TO $15 PER ADMISSION,

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

AND $50

THE UTILISATION RATE OF THE SERVICE HAS BEEN RISING STEADILY, HE NOTED.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTED IN THE SERVICE MAY CALL THE DEPARTMENT'S HOTLINE 343 2255 OR THE DEPARTMENT'S CHILD-CARE CENTRES ADVISORY INSPECTORATE ON 836 3114.

"PARENTS HAVING ANY CHILD-CARE PROBLEMS COULD ALSO SEEK HELP FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S 30 FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES, THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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HK TO TAKE PART IN STAMP EXHIBITION

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THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MRS DORIS HO, ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE HONG KONG POST OFFICE WOULD PARTICIPATE IN

SINGPEX 192, AN INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION TO BE HELD IN

SINGAPORE FROM AUGUST 21 TO 23.

TO COMMEMORATE THE POST

OFFICE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EXHIBITION, A GOLD BLOCKED SOUVENIR COVER WILL BE ISSUED ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 21).

/SOUVENIR COVERS