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REGISTRY NO. 51 17 MAY 1977

GOVERNMENT HOUSE

HONG KONG

11th May 1977

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REVIEW OF SOCIAL

WELFARE

This is to let you know how the review is

progressing now that Heppell is at work.

2.

First of all I enclose a record of a meeting at Government House on 30th April which sets out the programme of work. The only difference from the original concept of a 'report' by Heppell is that he will rather proceed immediately with the drafting of an Ex. Co. paper (by August), the relevant passage in my Leg. Co. speech by September, and a complete White, Green, or more probably White Paper with green edges by November.

3.

This does not represent a change, so much as an acknowledgment of the fact that if we only reached the stage of a 'report' by November, we could not introduce the first phaze in 1978/79. Heppell welcomes this as in the interests of producing decisive results earlier.

4.

Our preliminary thinking is that the White

Paper might be divided into 7 parts:

(i)

an introduction;

(ii)

(iii)

a survey of social security in general;

a review of the present social security provisions in Hong Kong;

(iv)

(v)

an examination of the choices before Hong Kong in the development of social security;

proposals for development in respect of existing and new services for the various vulnerable groups;

J.A.B. Stewart Esq., OBE

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