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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1992

MORE FUNDS FOR SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES

THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID SPENDING ON SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR WOULD BE $7.44 BILLION, AN INCREASE OF 9.3 PER CENT REAL TERMS AS COMPARED WITH $6.83 BILLION IN THE CURRENT YEAR.

SHE WAS ADDRESSING AN INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE WELFARE CLUB OF EASTERN DISTRICT, HONG KONG.

IN

WOMEN'S

THERE WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FUNDS FOR ELDERLY SERVICES, WHICH ACCOUNTED FOR A 19.1 PER CENT RISE IN REAL TERMS OVER THE CURRENT YEAR, MRS GOODSTADT SAID.

"THE FUNDS FOR FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES WILL GO UP BY 11. 2 PER CENT IN REAL TERMS, SHE ADDED.

SHE POINTED OUT THAT FAMILY AND CHILD-CARE SERVICES WOULD BE FURTHER IMPROVED WITH THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL 2,000 PLACES, INCLUDING 160 FOSTER CARE PLACES AND 192 SMALL GROUP HOME PLACES.

"THE IMPROVEMENT WILL ENABLE MORE CHILDREN BE PLACED UNDER NON- INSTITUTIONAL CARE. WHICH THE DEPARTMENT HAS LONG AIMED AT, MRS GOODSTADT SAID.

SHE ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN LAUNCHING A SERIES OF PUBLICITY CAMPAIGNS TO RECRUIT MORE FOSTER PARENTS TO NEET WITH THE RISE OF FOSTER CARE PLACES.

NEW TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN HK AND POLAND

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY

WITH EFFECT FROM NOVEMBER 1 1992:

(FRIDAY) THAT

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HONG KONG BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES CITIZEN PASSPORT HOLDERS AND BRITISH NATIONAL (OVERSEAS) PASSPORT HOLDERS WHO ARE NOW PERMITTED TO VISIT POLAND WITHOUT VISAS FOR

A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING SEVEN DAYS WILL BE EXTENDED TO FOURTEEN DAYS; AND

SIMILAR ARRANGEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR POLISH PASSPORT HOLDERS VISITING HONG KONG ON A RECIPROCAL BASIS.

THESE

ARRANGEMENTS ARE INTENDED TO FACILITATE TRAVEL

THE TWO TERRITORIES, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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