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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24,

1993

THE

BANK HAS BEEN MAINTAINING A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN KONG SINCE 1989.

THE NEW BRANCHES WILL ENABLE THE TWO BANKS TO OFFER RANGE OF BANKING SERVICES TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.

HONG

A WIDER

IN

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONTINUING INTEREST OF FOREIGN BANKS

IMPORTANCE ENTERING THE LOCAL MARKET REFLECTED HONG KONG'S CONTINUED AND ATTRACTIVENESS AS A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE.

YEAR,

"IN TOTAL, NINE NEW BANKING LICENCES HAVE BEEN HE SAID.

GRANTED THIS

INCORPORATED OUTSIDE

"THE TWO NEW LICENCES INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LICENSED BANKS

172.

OF

ARE KONG TO

HE ADDED.

HONG TERRITORY,

WHICH 140

IN

THE

TEMPORARY SHELTERS FOR BATTERED WOMEN

*

A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT (SWD) SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THOSE PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY WERE ABUSED BY THEIR SPOUSE COULD APPROACH CENTRES OR NON-GOVERNMENTAL THE

FAMILY DEPARTMENT'S

ORGANISATIONS FOR HELP.

SERVICES

PROVIDING

AT PRESENT THERE ARE TWO SHELTERS, SWD'S WAI ON HOME FOR WOMEN

CAPACITY OF 80 TOTAL

PLACES, AND HARMONY HOUSE, WITH A TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN.

BOTH SHELTERS ACCEPT SELF-APPLICATIONS AND REFERRALS POLICE, HOSPITAL STAFF AND SOCIAL WORKERS,

FROM THE

NEEDY PEOPLE COULD ALSO WELFARE DEPARTMENT 522 0434).

HOTLINE:

CALL 343

TWO THE 2255;

HOMES DIRECT (SOCIAL HARMONY

HOTLINE: HOUSE

TO

AND ACCIDENT CASES KNOWN SAID THE SPOKESMAN

THE CONSENT HOSPITALS, WITH OF THE DEPARTMENT

TO

MEDICAL THE BE REFERRED CONCERNED, WILL COUNSELLING AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ASSISTANCE.

EMERGENCY

OF SOCIAL

THE PATIENTS WORKER FOR

TWO

SHELTERS IN INCREASE OF FOUR PER

THE NUMBER OF BATTERED WOMEN ADMITTED TO THE 1992/93 IS 264 WHICH REPRESENTS ONLY A SLIGHT CENT, FROM 253 CASES, OVER THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR 1991/92.

YEAR, THE TOTAL CENT DROP

FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THIS FINANCIAL NUMBER OF BATTERED WOMEN ADMITTED IS 164 WHICH IS A 11 PER FROM 184 CASES IN THE SAME PERIOD OF 1992/93.

THE TWO SHELTERS WERE NOT FULLY OCCUPIED AT PAST TWO YEARS.

ALL TIME

IN THE

/FOR THE

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