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FRIDAY, AUGUST, 16, 1974
MORE BALANCED WELFARE SERVICES DEVELOPMENT IN FUTURE
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THE COMING YEARS WILL SEE A MORE BALANCED DEVELOPMENT IN WELFARE BERVICES, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE LAM TIN (WEST) ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING, HE SAID THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY HAD BEEN DEVELOPING VERY RAPIDLY IN RECENT YEARS,
BECAUSE OF THIS THE GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, HAD PRODUCED A FIVE YEAR PLAN TO EFFECT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF WELFARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG,
THE DEVELOPMENTS ENVISAGED EXTENSION OF FACILITIES IN MANY FIELDS. THESE WERE COMMUNITY SERVICES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES, FAMILY WELFARE SERVICES, NURSERIES, SOCIAL SECURITY, SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE REHABILITATION OF THE DISABLED AND THOSE UNDER PROBATIONAL AND CORRECTIONAL CARE.
SUPPORTING SERVICES WERE ALSO TO BE PROVIDED IN THE FIELDS OF TRAINING, PLANNING, RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS TO ENABLE THE SERVICES TO BECOME EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE.
MR. LEE SAID THE OPENING OF THE LAM TIN (WEST) ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING, THE SECOND IN THE ESTATE, WILL ENABLE WELFARE SERVICES IN THE DISTRICT TO PROGRESS FURTHER.
THE BUILDING IS THE SEVENTH TO BE OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND CONTAINS CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS OVER THE EARLIER ONES.
BESIDES ACCOMMODATING OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ESTATE COMMUNITY WORK OFFICE FOR LAM TIN (WEST) AND THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER FOR KWUN TONG, IT HOUSES FOUR OTHER VOLUNTARY WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS, NAMELY, THE KAI YIN TRAINING CENTRE, THE CHINESE Y.M.CH.A. LAM TIN CENTRE, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS ASSOCIATION LAM TIN SECOND LIBRARY AND THE LING ON NURSERY.