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2008-09 Budget : To Be or Not To Be

29 Feb 2008

 

Three experts in social and public policies of Hong Kong are to take a critical review of the newly announced 2008-09 Budget at a forum organised by the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) next Monday (March 3).

They will particularly discuss on ways to make good use of the surplus to further enhance Hong Kong to be a modern and passionate World City, against the background of rising number of households living under poverty. Among others, the major areas to be covered by the speakers at the forum will be medical and health care, labour, welfare and education.

Members of the media are cordially invited to cover the forum, the details are:-

Date: March 3, 2008 (Monday)
Time: 12:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Venue: Room 1302, 13/F, K.K. Leung Building, HKU
Language: English & Cantonese

Speakers:
■ Professor Nelson Chow, Chair Professor, 
          Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU
■ Professor Joshua Mok Ka Ho, Professor,
          Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU
■ Dr Law Chi Kwong, Associate Professor,
          Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU

Moderator
■ Dr Paul Yip, Associate Professor,
          Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU

For media enquiries, please contact:-
Ms Emily Ma, Department of Social Work and Social Administration (Tel: 2859 2099/ E-mail: emilyma@sw.hku.hk); or Ms Denise Wong, External Relations Office (Tel: 2859 2600 / E-mail: denise.wong@hku.hk)