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CS welcomes approval by LegCo Finance Committee to inject $5 billion into Community Care Fund
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     The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Henry Tang, who is also the Chairman of the Steering Committee on the Community Care Fund, today (May 13) welcomed the Legislative Council (LegCo) Finance Committee's approval of an injection of $5 billion into the Community Care Fund.

     "I am glad and thankful to the LegCo Finance Committee for approving the injection of $5 billion into the Community Care Fund.  It helps kick-start this meaningful project which will provide assistance to people in need.  The funding approval demonstrates the public sector's financial commitment to the Community Care Fund, facilitating our unremitting efforts to raise funds from the business sector.

     "We will go ahead with the endorsed programmes as soon as possible, with some 300,000 potential beneficiaries.  We will also expedite the identification of new programmes for the early benefit of people in need.

     "I urge various sectors of the community to continue to pledge their support for the Community Care Fund to help people in need and foster a caring culture in society," Mr Tang said.

     The main objective of the Community Care Fund is to provide assistance to people facing economic difficulties, in particular those who fall outside the social safety net or those within the safety net but have special circumstances that are not covered.  In addition, the Community Care Fund may implement measures on a pilot basis to help the Government identify those that can be considered for incorporation into the Government's regular assistance and service programmes.

Ends/Friday, May 13, 2011
Issued at HKT 17:42

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