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The roof ridge is of simple geometric design while wall friezes are decorated with leafy and floral plaster moulding.

The temple underwent minor repairs in the 1970s and 1980s and most of the original features have been retained in fair condition.

The declaration of I Shing Kung brings the total number of monuments in Hong Kong to 61.

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Social Workers Registration Bill to be gazetted

The Social Workers Registration Bill, which seeks to set up a statutory registration system for social workers in Hong Kong, will be published in the Gazette tomorrow (Friday).

The main objectives of the Bill are to establish a register of professional social workers as well as to make registration mandatory for any person who wishes to use the title "registered social worker" and to use the words "social work" or "social worker" to describe his profession as being the social work profession, or his social work professional qualifications.

"A person who is not registered, but who carries out voluntary social work or social work, may use the term 'social worker' in connection with such work, on condition that he does not say or imply that he is professionally qualified to provide or is providing professional social work services," a spokesman for the Health and Welfare Branch explained.

"These provisions on protection of title are designed to provide the central balance in the Bill between preventing abuse of the term 'social worker' in a professional context while permitting the common use of the term in a non- professional context."

Under the Bill, a Social Workers Registration Board will be established to set and assess the qualifications required for the registration of social workers, to register and discipline registered social workers, and to issue codes of practice.

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