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MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1994

CONDUCT A

THE WORKING GROUP WAS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR TO GENERAL REVIEW OF SERVICES FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AND TO ADVISE ON FORMATION OF A STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE SERVICES.

POLICIES

THE AND

THIS LONG-AWAITED

IT WILL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR BY AUGUST THIS YEAR.

ALSO WELCOMED MEMBERS

OF THE SETTING UP

CAREFULLY ABOUT WORKING GROUP AND ASKED THE ADMINISTRATION TO THINK

WOULD CONSULTING SWAC ON ANY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THIS GROUP WHICH INVOLVE MAJOR POLICY CHANGES IN SOCIAL WELFARE.

SWAC SUPPORTS CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE REPORT

TODAY THE

OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SWAC) MEMBERS

ALL (MONDAY) SUPPORTED

THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE

OF REVIEW CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE SERVICES REPORT.

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SWAC CHAIRMAN, MR ERIC LI SAID THE HOLISTIC APPROACH

SERVICES

PEOPLE WOULD BETTER SUIT THE NEEDS OF YOUNG

DELIVERING CUSTOMERS.

IN

AS

CAPITAL

"WE ALSO WELCOME THE ADMINISTRATION TO CLARIFY THAT ADDITIONAL

EARMARKED RESOURCES

AND FOR IMPROVEMENT ON CORE PROGRAMMES EXPENDITURE WILL BE PROVIDED," HE SAID.

LI MR

THE NOTED THAT MEMBERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT DIFFICULTIES IN PROMOTING THE INTEGRATED APPROACH.

PRACTICAL

PART

H

"THEY

URGED FOR GREATER CAUTION AND FLEXIBILITY HAVE OF THE THE ADMINISTRATION AND HOPED THAT THE SCHEME WOULD IMPLEMENTED WITH THE GREATEST POSSIBLE VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION, HE SAID.

ON

THE

BE

THE

HE ALSO SAID MEMBERS CONSIDERED THE CURRENT CHILDREN AND CENTRES WERE PROVIDING VALUABLE SERVICES.

YOUTH

HOWEVER, THEY RECOGNISED THE REPORT HAD SHOWN MANY WAYS FOR

FURTHER IMPROVEMENT.

"WITHOUT HAVING CONVINCING RESULTS FROM REGULAR INDEPTH REVIEWS MEMBERS WOULD RATHER SEE SLOWER PROGRESS THAN TO FORCE THROUGH PLANNED CHANGES BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE MEANS, HE CONCLUDED.

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