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The GETS provides enquiry service in Cantonese, Putonghua or English through 36 telephone lines, supplemented by 14 staff during office hours. It also provides two 24-hour fax lines for the transmission of information.
A user's guide listing the information that can be obtained from the service is available at the branch offices of the Labour Department's Labour Inspection Division. It can also be collected through the facsimile service of the GETS.
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$97 million Lotteries Fund approved
A total of $97,669,800 has been approved from the Lotteries Fund to finance various social welfare service programmes during the first quarter of 1997, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (Saturday).
"Of the amount, $27,480,700 are earmarked to family and child welfare services, $45,468,100 to elderly and medical social services, $16,698,500 to rehabilitation services, $6,512,100 to youth services, $921,300 to community development services, $574,500 to social welfare support services and $14,600 to services for offenders," the spokesman said.
The Lotteries Fund was established for the purpose of financing, by way of a grant, loan or an advance, the operation or development of social welfare services and medical or educational projects with a welfare content.
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Fire prevention seminar in Tai Po
Members of mutual aid committees, owners' corporations, owners committees and residents in Tai Po District are invited to attend a fire prevention seminar at Tai Po Community Centre, No. 1 Heung Sze Hui Street, Tai Po on April 26 (Saturday).
The seminar, organised by the Tai Po District Office, will provide participants with a good knowledge of fire prevention and effective building management. The participants can also take the opportunity to engage in a floor discussion with guest speakers and share valuable experiences with each other.
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