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"Integration of child abuse issues into the school curriculum and the Family Life Education programmes will be further examined by the Working Group."
To beef up family and child welfare services, the Secretary said the Government would spend around $1.1 billion in the coming financial year, an increase of almost 20 per cent over the budget for this year.
"We will provide, among other things, more family caseworkers to improve our counselling service and more aided child care places," she said.
"But there is a limit to what professionals can do, both in the preventive and curative fields, and a great deal must depend on the families themselves."
Concluding, Mrs Fok stated that the interests and welfare of children, especially vulnerable children, were closed to her heart.
"The Government is committed to combating child abuse through the continued provision of professional services in support of child and family welfare. It is important that we continue to target both the child and the family.
"It is also vital for the community to face up to the problem of child abuse and, together, tackle it with the utmost vigour," Mrs Fok urged.
End/Thursday, March 23, 1995
Consensus on public finances
One of the most remarkable things about Hong Kong, and a major contributor to its economic success, is the high degree of consensus on public finances, the Secretary for the Treasury, Mr Donald Tsang, said today (Thursday).
Speaking at a lunch meeting of business associations and chambers of commerce, Mr Tsang said it was important to nurture the spirit of consensus during the process of formulating the Budget.
He said the process of preparing the annual budget began in April and May of the preceding year.
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