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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1994

"THESE POSTS WILL BE OFFSET BY THE DELETION OF NUMBER OF NON-GRADUATE POSTS AND THE ARRANGEMENTS WILL LATER," MR LEUNG SAID.

AN

BE

EQUIVALENT ANNOUNCED

HE SAID ACCEPTABLE DEGREE QUALIFICATIONS ACQUIRED PRIOR TO CREATION OF PRIMARY GRADUATE POSTS WOULD BE RECOGNISED.

THE

HE SAID THE

OF QUESTION INCREMENTAL

THOSE CREDIT PURPOSES IN CONSULTATION

BRANCH WITH CIVIL SERVICE

TO RELEVANCE OF SUCH EXPERIENCE THE GRADUATE TEACHERS.

HAVING

THE

EXPERIENCE POST-DEGREE

CASES WOULD BE EXAMINED

REGARD ENHANCED RESPONSIBILITIES

FOR

IN

TO

THE

OF

CONDITIONS OF

STRUCTURE AND

OF A NEW

HE SAID THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES

ON SERVICE WOULD SHORTLY BE CONSULTED

SCALES SALARY

GRADUATE

GRADE

AND THE RANKING IN PRIMARY

SCHOOLS.

"DETAILS OF THE SALARY SCALES AND PROMOTION PROSPECTS FOR NEW GRADUATE TEACHING GRADE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE," SAID.

0

GENERIC APPROACH IN SERVICE DELIVERY

THE

HE

DELIVERY

MRS

THE GOVERNMENT HAD ADOPTED A GENERIC APPROACH IN THE OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, ELIZABETH WONG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THIS

FAMILY

MEANS ONE SINGLE CASEWORKER, BE HE/SHE A WORKER, A MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER OR A PROBATION OFFICER, CO-ORDINATES ASSISTANCE TO ALL THE WELFARE NEEDS OF THE HIS/HER FAMILY INCLUDING HOUSING, FINANCIAL OR COUNSELLING AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES.

SERVICE

HANDLES AND CLIENT AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE,

THIS WAS STATED BY MRS WONG IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ELSIE TU.

MRS WONG SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE 30 FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES AND 32 SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD LOCATED IN THE SAME BUILDING OR WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY.

"ONLY

DEPARTMENT'S UNITS WERE

CLOSE

PROXIMITY

SHE SAID.

ONE QUARTER OF THEM ARE NOT LOCATED IN DUE TO A LACK OF SPACE OR SUITABLE PREMISES,

"WHERE SUITABLE PREMISES ARE AVAILABLE, EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO RELOCATE THEM WITHIN CLOSER DISTANCE, SHE ADDED.

ON

Fr

FROM

SOCIAL

REHOUSING APPLICATIONS FOR COMPASSIONATE SECURITY RECIPIENTS AGED 60 OR OVER, MRS WONG SAID THEY WERE PROCESSED ON OLD BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNITS AS THEY WERE MAINLY BASED AGE AND FINANCIAL GROUNDS.

OTHER SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS WHO REQUIRE HOUSING ASSISTANCE

APPROPRIATE GROUNDS WERE PROMPTLY REFERRED TO AN ON. SOCIAL UNIT OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR ACTION.

SERVICE

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