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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1993

MR STRACHAN SAID THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROVIDED FOR AN EXTRA 1,782

CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY, IN PLACES

NURSERY 1,400 PLACES, 273 DAY CRECHE PLACES AND 75 OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE PLACES.

HE STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE THE KEY TARGETS FOR 1997 ON THE WELFARE FRONT.

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"OUR CURRENT PLANNING IS TO MEET ALL THE TARGETS FOR AND RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY BY 1997," HE SAID.

SPECIAL

"APART FROM THE ELDERLY WHO WILL RECEIVE A

FOR WOMEN IN THE BROADER SENSE OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES WELL PROVIDED FOR," HE SAID.

FOR

COMMUNITY

PRIORITY, CARE ARE

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CRECHE

IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, CHILDREN, PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 5,600 NURSERY PLACES, AN EXTRA 1,200 DAY PLACES, MORE FAMILY-LIKE CARE AS IN 200 MORE FOSTER CARE PLACES AND AN ADDITIONAL 45 SMALL GROUP HOMES, HE ADDED.

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INGENIOUS IDEAS HELP IMPROVE CIVIL SERVICE EFFICIENCY

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FOR TRANSPORT CONTROLLER II CHAN BING-MEN, MONTHS OF HARD WORK CREATIVE THINKING HAVE EARNED HIM A CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION AND A CASH AWARD OF $12,500 FROM THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, TODAY (FRIDAY).

MR CHAN'S INNOVATION OF AN ANTI-PROBE RING AND METAL DISC то PREVENT TAMPERING WITH PARKING METERS IS ONE OF THE 22 AWARD-WINNING ENTRIES IN THE 1992 STAFF SUGGESTIONS SCHEME.

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"THERE USED TO BE ABOUT A HUNDRED TAMPERED METERS AWAITING REPAIRS IN OUR DEPOT EVERY MONTH, RECALLED MR CHAN, AGED 59, OF TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S HONG KONG PARKING METER MAINTENANCE DEPOT.

"IN THE COURSE OF MY WORK, I OFTEN WONDERED HOW THE DAMAGE WAS DONE AND HOW IT COULD BE PREVENTED.

"THE NOVEL DEVICE WAS SUCCESSFULLY TESTED AFTER MONTHS OF TRIAL AND ERROR, AND I AM VERY GLAD THAT IT HAS NOW BEEN INSTALLED IN PARKING METERS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, HE SAID WITH A GRIN.

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ANOTHER AWARD RECIPIENT, MR CHEUNG TAT-WING OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, OWES HIS INVENTION TO ABANDONED BARBECUE FORKS.

THE 32-YEAR-OLD FIELD OFFICER I HAS FOUND AN EASY METHOD TO REMOVE THE METAL PART OF THE FORKS AND USED IT FOR BARBECUE GRILLS, CONCRETE SLABS AND FENCES IN COUNTRY PARKS.

HIS SUGGESTION HAS WON HIM A CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION AND A CASH AWARD OF $5,000.

/OTHER WINNING

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