Note to Editors:
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ST. CHRISTOPHER'S HOME
Saturday, September 9, 1972
Mrs. G.T. Rowe, wife of the Director of Social
Welfare, will visit St. Christopher's Home, 131⁄2 milestone,
Tai Po Road, New Territories, on Monday (September 11)
at about 11 a.m. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Evelyn
Doe, Principal Social Welfare Officer. The home is
run by the Church Body of the Chinese Anglican Church,
and was founded in 1935. It was previously known as the
Tai Po Rural Home and Orphanage until 1953 when the
name was changed to St. Christopher's Home. It takes
in 340 children from birth up to the age of 18. The
home is a Chinese diocesan orphanage, administered by
a committee with the Bishop of Hong Kong as chairman, It is financially supported by the Hong Kong Government.
the Christian Children's Fund Incorporated, and voluntary
donations. You are invited to have the visit covered.
and your news team should arrive by 10:45 a.m.
Release time: 2.30 p.a.