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Tuesday, December 11, 1973
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE OPENS NEW CHILDREN'S CENTRE
The Director of Social Welfare, Mr. K.W.J. Tepley, said today
the success of a centre for young people depends very much on the active
participation of members as well as on the support of local residents.
He was speaking at the opening of the new Ko Chiu Road Children's
Centre run by the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association at the Ko Chiu Road Housing
Estate which had a population of more than 24,000 pemple.
"In a community like this, it is important to have centres to
which young people can go for social and recreational purposes," Mr. Topley
Baid. "It not only provides healthy recreation for the children but also
offers a well-equipped library and study room.
"The purpose of these programmes is to encourage young people to
become involved in worthwhile activities and interests, to assist them
to become mature, responsible and contributing members of the community,
he added.
Mr. Topley said the Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association was already
well-known for its provision of children services and this was another of
its remarkable ventures.
He called on parents in the estate to encourage their children
to make full use of the centre.
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