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MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

PROGRAMME FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DEVELOPMENT

Introduction

1.

The most recent occasion on which the Council

reviewed the whole field of social security was in 1973,

when the White Paper "Social Welfare in Hong Kong: The Way

Ahead" and the Five Year Plan for social welfare development

in Hong Kong for the years 1973 78 were approved and subsequently published and tabled in Legislative Council

(XCC (73) 110).

2.

This memorandum reviews progress in the social

security field in the 5 years following the White Paper and

goes on to make proposals for the further development of social security in the next 5 years, 1978 - 82.

Review of Social Security 1972 - ??

3.

The White Paper summarized the proposed development

of social security as follows:-

#15.2. Social security will be provided in 3 separate

ways. Firstly, the public assistance scheme will

continue to provide help on a means tested bacis to

those in the community with the least money. Second,

flat rate, non-contributory, non-means testei

allowances will be paid to those sections of the

community who are regarded as 'vulnerable groups'

The first stage of this jevelopment is the new sonar

tality and infimity allocated. Chools

first stage prove successful, consideration will be

given to extending similar allowances to other

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