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Departmental staff will then contact the parents of the immigrant children to find out the position of their schooling and to offer assistance as necessary.

Mr Kwan said the department was not expecting a large number of cases to be referred to the central placement team.

"This is because the vast majority of cases, particularly those looking for primary school places, can be resolved at district level," he said.

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Seminar to tackle child abuse

About 200 child welfare professionals will attend a seminar tomorrow (Friday) to exchange views and ideas on how to tackle child abuse.

The professionals comprise social workers, doctors, clinical psychologists, police officers and child care workers,

The seminar, organised by the Tai Po/North District Committee on Child Abuse, will be held at the Riverside Ballroom of the Regal Riverside Hotel, Tai Chung Kiu Road, Sha Tin, at 9.30 am.

Regional Officer (New Territories East) of the Social Welfare Department, Mrs Katherine Shin, will officiate at the seminar.

The Tai Po/North District Committee is one of the five district committees set up in 1995-96 to better co-ordinate multi-disciplinary resources against child abuse on a district level. Other district committees have been set up in Eastern/Wan Chai, Tuen Mun, Sham Shui Po and Kwun Tong districts.

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