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TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1994

HAND:

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES IN

INDUSTRY

ORDERS-ON-

ORDERS-ON-HAND IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES

AS AT THE END OF CHANGE WHEN COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 1993 OCTOBER 1993 NOVEMBER 1992

(MONTHS)

(%)

(%)

ALL MANUFACTURERS SURVEYED

4.38

+1

-2

WEARING APPAREL

4.65

+2

-1

TEXTILES

2.11

+8

-3

PLASTIC PRODUCTS

2.63

-1

FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS

4.21

-10

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC

5.79

PRODUCTS

OTHERS

3.82

-3

* CHANGES WITHIN +/-0.5%

PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE IS BETTER THAN CURE

PREVENTIVE

MEASURES

OF

CHILD ABUSE IN THE

FORM OF

PATTEN MRS

SUPPORT SAID

SERVICES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES ARE ESSENTIAL, TODAY (TUESDAY).

"PREVENTION IS ALWAYS BETTER THAN CURE, THE AGAINST CHILD ABUSE (ACA) CHUK YUEN CENTRE.

SHE SAID,

WHEN OPENING

BETWEEN CHILD

SHE SAID THERE HAD ALWAYS BEEN A CLOSE LINKAGE ABUSE AND PARENTS' FAILURE TO COPE WITH THE STRESS OF LIFE.

PEOPLE ARE

"HONG KONG IS KNOWN TO BE A VERY HECTIC CITY AND SUBJECT TO ALL KINDS OF PRESSURES ARISING FROM MODERN URBAN MRS PATTEN SAID.

LIVING,

SHE SAID THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD SHOULD ALWAYS BE PARAMOUNT CONCERN OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATING CASES AND DECIDING ON THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

"IT

IS VITAL THAT A CHILD'S SAFETY AND WELFARE SHOULD FIRST," SHE ADDED.

THIS

COULD

BE

ENSURED BY APPOINTING

OFFICIAL

帽

THE

TEAMS

BE PUT

SOLICITOR

IN

APPROPRIATE CASES OF CARE AND PROTECTION TO REPRESENT THE CHILD.

/AN INCREASE