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elderly people and I can assure him of Government's
continued support of these efforts.
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Several Members voiced support for the
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legislative control of private homes for the elderly.
answer to a question in this. Council, last week I confirmed
the Government's commitment to such legislation, with a
target date of mid-1990 for its introduction.
Mr. Cheong-Leen suggested an increase in the
number of subsidized child care places as a means of
encouraging more women to join the labour force. At
present, there are 278 child care centres providing nearly
30,000 places for children under six, and there are plans
to provide additional aided nursery places at a target
rate of 1,600 places per year.
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19.
Mr. Hui Yin-fat and Mrs. Rosanna Tam referred to
social work manpower and training. Mrs. Tam pointed out
the difficulties in long-term planning because of the
fluctuation in the supply of social workers. It is true
that there has been a continuing shortage of trained
social workers during the 1980s and unfortunately this
situation is expected to persist during the next few
Planning of new services will have to take this
years.
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