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Tuesday, February 19, 1974
PO LEUNG KUK'S EFFORTS IN WELFARE SERVICES PRAISED
The Director of Social Welfare, Mr. Kenneth Topley, today commended
the Po Leung Kuk for its keen identification of welfare needs in various
areas and for its efforts towards meeting these needs.
He was speaking at the opening of the Kuk's Yum Jee Nursery in Nam
Long Shan Road, Wong Chuk Hang. The day nursery is the first to be run on a
non-profit-making basis by a reputable welfare organization in Wong Chuk Hang.
"This is indeed a welcome service for the residents in this area where
the growing population is not yet matched by the provision of those day care
services needed in an industrial society where more and more married women enter
or remain in the labour force," Mr. Topley said.
He noted that the Kuk was no newcomer in this field as it already operates
three nurseries in the densely populated areas of Causeway Bay, Lam Tin and
Yau Tong.
"The good attendance of these existing nurseries run by the Kuk are
indications of the demand for the service and, particularly, of the recognition
of the good work done by the Kuk as well as the confidence people place in their
standard and quality of service," he said.
Mr. Topley pointed out that for working parents a day nursery is a much
needed service and good standard nurseries are all the more important if the
physical, emotional and social developments of children in their early years are
to be promoted.
"In this project, the government is involved in the giving of annual
subvention to meet a great part of the recurrent expenditure. With the experience
of the Kuk and the government subsidy, it can be expected that the standard of
service will be high," he said.
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Note to Editore: Copies of Mr. Topley's speech are boxed for
collection.
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