literature, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service organized a Children's Books Competition and plans were well under way for the publication of 2 prize-winning novels. The Hong Kong Junior Chamber of Commerce, in addition to their 12 children's libraries already operating in various districts, handed over to the Social Welfare Office on 7.3.55 a mobile library to be run for the use of non-school children in the New Territories.
34. Hostel accommodation for juvenile employees who were in the lower wage brackets continued to be in great demand. The 2 Industrial Girls' Hostels of the Y.W.C.A. housed 70 factory girls whilst the Thomson Memorial Boys' Hostel run by the Salvation Army for apprentices etc. reached its maximum capacity of 56 one year after its establishment. The Y.W.C.A. also managed 3 hostels for girls in the white-collar class and these had 316 boarders.
35. Particular attention was paid by 2 agencies to recrea- tional facilities for children. The Children's
The Children's Playground Association aim at equipping and maintaining as many playing fields as possible for children who live in congested areas, and two such grounds run by the Association each with an up-to-date stadium and multi-functional centre were used by 15,000 school children weekly and by numerous street children daily, besides affording accommodation to several welfare organizations. The Silvermine Bay Holiday Camp opened a new wing on 25th September thereby allowing 100 children to be taken at each camping period. Up to the end of the period under review approximately 2,500 children from poor families and orphanages spent a holiday there.
CHAPTER VII
FAMILY WELFARE
36. Two aspects of Family Welfare Work-the settlement of discord within the family and the rehabilitation of families in financial distress-were handled by governmental and voluntary agencies in Hong Kong.
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