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Then professional social workers try by various means to study
the social circumstances of all cases to enable plans to be made for
their future.
"The happiest solution for most is reunion with their families after they have had to part with them temporarily as a result of the latter's hospitalisation, imprisonment, or for some other reason,
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Mrs. Chen.
For the finally abandoned, the Centre provides help through the activities of adoption workers who do their best to get then placed, either locally or overseas.
Transfer
For those for whom adoption is not readily available and who require long-term care, arrangements are made for their transfer to a
children's home. Where it is considered beneficial, there is further
family care for some.
A medical officer from the Medical and Health Department visits the Centre two mornings a week to examine new arrivals and treat the sick. The paediatric specialist of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital calls once a month for advice on special cases. Necessary immunisations are provided.
The Centre was completed in January 1964 with funds donated by
the United States Government as a contribution to mark the World Refugee Year.
"The Social Welfare Department provides full welfare services offering possible solutions to problems faced by families or individuals
with unwanted children," says Mrs. Chen.
"I urge them to approach our district offices or family services centres to discuss their problems before taking action they might later regret."
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