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Second Reading of Bills

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SPEECH BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 1988

Social Work Training Fund (Amendment) Bill 1988

The SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE moved the Second Reading of: 'A Bill to amend the Social Work Training Fund Ordinance'.

He said:

Sir,

I move that the Social Work Training Fund

(Amendment) Bill 1988 be read the second time.

This Bill makes several minor amendments to the

Social Work Training Fund Ordinance, which provides for

the management of this fund by a committee chaired by the

Director of Social Welfare.

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The most significant amendment relates to the

tabling of the report and statement of account of the

Fund in this Council. At present the Ordinance requires

this to be done by 30 September each year, which has

proved to be impracticable because this date always falls

within the annual recess. To avoid specific approval

having to be sought on each occasion for late tabling, the

Bill proposes to change the date to 31 December.

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The other main change is the removal of the

Director of Medical and Health Services or his nominee

l.c. from the membership of the Committee.

Since the medical