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Monday, October 2, 1972
VISIT BY MRS. ROWE TO ST. JAMES' SETTLEMENT
Mrs. G.T. Rowe, wife of the Director of Social Welfare, spent
more than an hour this morning visiting the St. James' Settlement in
Kennedy Road.
She was accompanied by the Principal Social Welfare Officer,
West Kowloon District Office, Mrs. Evelyn Doe. They were met at the Settlement
by Mrs. Lee Wai-ngan, the Warden.
The Settlement is run by the Church Body of the Chinese Anglican
Church, and the Right Reverend Gilbert Baker, the Bishop of Hong Kong and
Macau, is the Chairman of its Executive Committee.
It has been receiving a government subvention for many years, and
the sum approved for the current financial year is $330,000.
The Settlement was inaugurated at the end of 1949 to provide
recreational, literacy, and practical training facilities for children in the
Wan Chai district. From a small beginning, it was extended as the need arose
and funds became available.
The workshops were completed in 1961, the main building in 1963,
and the Stone Nullah Centre in 1969.
The objectives of the Settlement are to establish and run a centre
to provide social service and practical training for the neighbourhood, to
make possible training for people interested in social work, and to consider
ways of promoting the welfare of the neighbourhood.
Activities include a day nursery, a children's play centre, clubs
for boys and girls, youth clubs, clubs for mothers, a dental clinic, a club
for old people and a library.
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