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Wednesday, April 25, 1973
MRS. F.K. LI TO VISIT DAY CARE CENTRE
And Home For Aged Women
Mrs. Li Fook-kow, wife of the Director of Social Welfare, will
visit two voluntary agencies tomorrow (Thursday).
The two agencies are the Wang Tau Hom Day Centre at Block 26,
Wang Tau Hom Estate and the Poh Yeh Home for the Aged Women in Sha Tin.
The Wang Tau Hom Day Centre is one of the two centres run by
the Save the Children Fund for mentally retarded children. It has been
in operation since 1964.
The centre, which aims at providing day care and training to
children between six and 14, operates from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Children
attending the centre are provided with transport, free lunches and refreshments.
The Poh Yeh Home for the Aged Women is a Buddhist home run by
a board of directors. The Home, opened in 1955, provides free vegetarian
food and lodging for 104 elderly women.
Mrs. Li will be accompanied on these visits by Mrs. Rose Goodstadt,
Acting Principal Social Welfare Officer (Rehabilitation). She will
arrive at the Wang Tau Hom Day Centre at 10.30 a.m. and the Poh Yeh Home
for Aged Women at 11.45 a..
Note to Editors:
You are cordially invited to send a reporter and/or photographer to cover the visits.
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