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CONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION

co-ordination of the policy by which the executive departments (the Police Force, the Preventive Service, etc) work in their war against drug trafficking and drug addiction, and in the rehabilita- tion of addicts.

The Social Welfare Department has six sections responsible for child welfare (including care and protection of children, guardian- ship, adoption and liaison with institutions); youth welfare (group work for young people and the operation of community and social centres); the welfare of women and girls (moral welfare); special welfare services (for the physically and mentally handicapped); relief and public assistance (including emergency relief in disasters); and probation (including institutions for delinquents). A training unit, established in 1962, provides in-service training for social welfare staff of voluntary organizations and Government depart- ments. The department co-operates closely with the Council of Social Service and with the many voluntary agencies which under- take welfare work in Hong Kong (see chapter 11).

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Under the Financial Secretary, the accounting operations of Government are managed and supervised by the Accountant General, who is in charge of the Treasury. The audit of all public accounts and of certain special funds is carried out by the Director of Audit under the general supervision of the Director General of the Overseas Audit Service. Reports on the accounts are presented annually by the Director of Audit and the Director General to the Legislature and transmitted to the Secretary of State. The Rating and Valuation Department, under a commissioner, is con- cerned with assessments for rates, certain rent increase control and other matters connected with the rent and value of real property, including negotiations for accommodation for Government depart- ments. The Inland Revenue Department, headed by the Commis- sioner of Inland Revenue, administers the collection of the internal revenue of the Colony. This includes earnings and profits tax, stamp duties, estate duty, entertainment tax, dance halls tax, bets and sweeps tax, and business registration fees. The Commerce and Industry Department under a director, is responsible for industrial and trade development, the collection of revenue from import and excise duties, the activities of the Preventive Service, certificates of origin, trade licensing, control over stocks of reserve com- modities, and the production of trade statistics and any other