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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30,

1992

BE

SHE NOTED THAT AN ADDITIONAL 200 DEGREE GRADUATES AND 150 DIPLOMA GRADUATES AS WELL AS NURSING STAFF AND THERAPISTS WOULD RECRUITED AND TRAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND THE AGENCIES TO COPE THE EXPANSION.

WITH

SHE DESCRIBED THE GOVERNOR'S RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT TO ACHIEVE ALL KEY TARGETS OUTLINED IN THE WHITE PAPER AND GREEN PAPER AS A BIG BOOST IN THE WELFARE FIELD.

NOTING

THAT THE TARGETS WERE NOT

SHE STATIC, STRUCTURE POPULATION

CHANGES AND HEALTH CARE IMPROVES, DEMAND FOR SERVICES MAY NEED TO BE REVISED.

SAID:

"AS ESTIMATED

r

TARGETS WILL BE MONITORED AND KEPT UNDER REVIEW TO ENSURE THEY ARE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO ADJUST TO NEW CIRCUMSTANCES CHANGING NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS GROUPS OF CLIENTS, SHE SAID.

THAT

AND

THE

SHE

URGING THE COMMUNITY TO GET INVOLVED IN WELFARE SERVICES, SAID A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS WERE NEEDED IN ADDITION TO FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GOOD SERVICES.

"VOLUNTEERS INTEGRATE

WILL PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION CLIENTS

INTO SOCIETY, ESCORTING THEM TO INTEREST, GO TO OUTINGS AND SHOPPING," SHE SAID.

AND HELP

VISIT PLACES OF

CONSULTATION PERIOD FOR AIMS OF EDUCATION EXTENDED

* * * * *

"

DRAFT STATEMENT OF

THE CONSULTATION PERIOD FOR THE

AIMS ON SCHOOL EDUCATION IN HONG KONG" WILL BE EXTENDED BY SIX WEEKS UNTIL DECEMBER 31, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION COMMISSION ANNOUNCED TODAY

(FRIDAY).

16.

THE CONSULTATION WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO END ON NOVEMBER

MADE IN RESPONSE ΤΟ

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE EXTENSION WAS REQUESTS FROM TWO ORGANISATIONS - THE HONG KONG SERVICE AND THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNTON CONSULT THEIR MEMBERS.

J

COUNCIL OF SOCIAL FOR MORE TIME TO

IN

THE EDUCATION BASIC

THE DOCUMENT ARISES FROM A PROPOSAL COMMISSION'S FOURTH REPORT PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER 1990 THAT THE AIMS OF EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD BE LAID DOWN AND KEPT UNDER REVIEW.

"IT [S AN

IMPORTANT DOCUMENT, WHICH WILL HAVE A LONG-TERM

IMPACT ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM," HE SAID.

"THE COMMISSION THEREFORE WANTS IT TO BE WIDELY DISCUSSED BY

THE COMMUNITY BEFORE IT IS FINALISED.

COMMENTS IN WRITING SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY, EDUCATION COMMISSION, 12TH FLOOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG OR

FAX (NO. 868 5916) ON OR BEFORE

DECEMBER 31.

BY

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