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CAP. 1100]
Social Work Training Fund
[1988 Ed.

CHAPTER 1100
SOCIAL WORK TRAINING FUND

To establish a trust fund for the training of social workers.

[18 August 1961]

Originally 34 of 1961 — R. Ed. 1964, L.N. 226/76, L.N. 16/77, 15 of 1988

Preamble

WHEREAS-
(a) The United Kingdom Committee For World Refugee Year has given to the Government the sum of $2,200,000.00 to inaugurate a fund to be applied in the provision of training facilities for social workers and for persons desirous of becoming social workers;
(b) of the said sum of $2,200,000.00, the sum of $19,939.06 has been expended for such purpose, leaving a balance of $2,180,060.94; and
(c) it is considered expedient to vest the said balance of $2,180,060.94 in the Director of Social Welfare Incorporated as trustee and to provide for the administration, by a committee appointed for that purpose, of the said balance and of any further sums added thereto:

Short title

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Social Work Training Fund Ordinance.

Interpretation

2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires
"committee" means the Social Work Training Fund Committee established by section 5;
"fund" means the Social Work Training Fund established by section 3;
"secretary" means the secretary of the committee appointed under section 7;
"social work" means any activity which, in the opinion of the committee, is concerned with the maintenance or improvement of the social and personal well-being, recreation or conditions of living of persons resident in Hong Kong but does not include any training or activity necessary for the purpose of obtaining registration under the provisions of the Dentists Registration Ordinance (Cap. 156), the Medical Registration Ordinance (Cap. 161), the Midwives Registration Ordinance (Cap. 162), the Nurses Registration Ordinance (Cap. 164), or the Education Ordinance (Cap. 279); (Amended 15 of 1988 s. 4)
"social worker" means a person who is trained for or employed in or engaged in any social work;