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Scope and Content
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The records in this series relate to the organization and work of the Panels established by UMELCO, OMELCO and OMLEGCO (Office of Members of the Legislative Council) and subsequently by the Legislative Council relating to welfare services.
The records document regular and special Panel meetings, joint meetings with other Panels, representations to the Panels by members of the public and non-government bodies, and official visits by Panel members.
Among the subjects dealt with by the Panels are subventions for voluntary organizations, sheltered workshops, education and training services for disabled children, code of practice for private homes for the elderly, legislation for the mentally handicapped, street sleepers, concessionary fares for senior citizens, proposed central provident fund, public assistance allowance, child abuse, manpower supply of speech therapists, domestic violence, new immigrants from China and squatter areas in the New Territories.
Among the types of documents contained in the files are agenda, notes of meetings, minutes, memoranda, letters, information papers, publications, photographs, submissions and press cuttings.
Records created by the Social Services Panel (1981-1982), the Health and Welfare Panel (1982-1984) and the Health, Welfare and Environment Panel (1984-1985) relating to welfare services are grouped in LAS 23: Panel Records Relating to Health Services.
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Physical Description
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Records in this series are files in both hard and soft cover manila folders. Enclosures are attached using Treasury tags.
Records for the period between 1985 and 1992 were originally held in lever-arch files. The contents are hole-punched in the top left hand corner suggesting that they were originally maintained in manila folders using Treasury tags and were subsequently transferred to lever-arch files. For records preservation, the Archives has replaced the lever-arch files with hard cover manila folders.
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