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TUESDAY, JULY 1, 1975.
WELFARE SERVICES TO BE EXTENDED TO
FUTURE HOUSING ESTATES
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WELFARE FACILITIES WILL BE PROVIDED IN FOUR LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
PREMISES FOR USE BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL BE PROVIDED AT LEK YUEN ESTATE IN SHA TIN, LAI KING AND KWAI SHING ESTATES IN KWAI CHUNG AND HING WAH ESTATE ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
APPLICATIONS FROM VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES WHICH MAY BE INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THEIR SERVICES TO THESE ESTATES ARE NOW ACCEPTED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID, THE TYPES OF SERVICES ENVISAGED IN THESE ESTATES ARE THOSE WHICH WILL BE OF DIRECT BENEFIT TO THE RESIDENTS SUCH AS CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, FAMILY SERVICE CENTRES OR NURSERIES.
+THESE SERVICES,+ HE ADDED, +WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY IF THEY FALL WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT IN HONG KONG.+
HOWEVER, OTHER SERVICES FOR THE POPULATION GENERALLY,
SUCH AS REHABILITATION CENTRES OR HOSTELS, WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED.
APPLICATIONS SETTING OUT DETAILS OF PROJECT PROPOSALS INCLUDING THE AMOUNT OF SPACE REQUIRED, THE NUMBER OF STAFF AND THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES SHOULD REACH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT BY THE END OF JULY AT THE LATEST.
CHILDREN ESSAY CONTEST
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YOUNGSTERS IN TSUEN WAN WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SHOW THEIR WRITING SKILL IN A CHINESE ESSAY COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE KIT CHING CLUB OF THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO BOYS AND GIRLS UNDER THE AGE OF 15 YEARS.
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CONTESTANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WRITE A CHINESE ESSAY OF AT LEAST 350 WORDS ON ONE OF THE TWO TOPICS AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENT' OR 'WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED BY PARTICIPATING IN SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITIES'.
ENTRIES MUST BE SENT TO THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE BEFORE JULY 15 AND PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN TO THE SIX BEST ENTRIES.
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