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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1993

SOME OF HONG KONG'S MOST OUTSTANDING EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURE ARE FEATURED SUCH AS THE BANK OF CHINA TOWER, THE HONG KONG BANK BUILDING, LIPPO CENTRE, CENTRAL PLAZA AND THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP кок.

THE EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE HONG ARCHITECTURE. IT WILL BE

COSTING SOME HK$3.7 MILLION, HAS BEEN CO- KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE GERMAN MUSEUM OF ON SHOW FOR THREE MONTHS.

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SWAC SUPPORTS PAY RISE FOR CHILD CARE SUPERVISORS

THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC) AT ITS TODAY (MONDAY) SUPPORTED THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT OF THE SALARY OF CHILD CARE SUPERVISORS FROM THE MASTER PAY SCALE (MPS) POINT TO MPS POINT 13-20 WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL NEXT YEAR.

MEETING

SCALE 12-18

MEMBERS WERE INFORMED THAT SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD CARE CENTRES ORDINANCE IN 1976 THE LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITIES CHILD CARE SUPERVISORS HAD INCREASED.

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THESE INCLUDED THE INTRODUCTION OF THE INTEGRATED CHILD CARE SERVICE, THE FEE ASSISTANCE SCHEME AND OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICE.

CHILD CARE SUPERVISORS HAD ALSO ASSUMED HEAVIER STAFF SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES AND HIGHER EXPECTATIONS OF CHILDREN FROM PARENTS.

SWAC CHAIRMAN MR ERIC RECOGNITION TO THE INCREASE SUPERVISORS.

LI SAID: "THE PAY RISE IS TO- IN THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHILD

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CARE

MEMBERS ALSO REALISED THAT THE SOCIAL WELFARE THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE WERE STILL ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS AND HOPED THAT THE RESULT WOULD VERY SOON.

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DEPARTMENT REVIEWING BE COMING OUT

"IF THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS NEED TO BE RAISED, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REVIEW THE SALARY STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS SO THAT IT WOULD NOT CREATE ANY PROBLEMS IN RECRUITMENT," MR LI SAID.

MEMBERS WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE CHILD CARE CENTRES WOULD NOT INCREASE THEIR FEES NEXT APRIL. NEVERTHELESS THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON COSTS AT ITS ANNUAL REVIEW OF FEES IN SEPTEMBER.

"THIS NEW SALARY SCALE SHOULD BE APPLICABLE TO ALL CHILD CARE SUPERVIRORS IN SUBVENTED/AIDED DAY CRECHES AND DAY NURSERIES WHO MEET THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHILD CARE REGULATIONS," MR LI ADDED.

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