SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1976
JOINT VARIETY SHOW
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THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. JIMMY SWEETMAN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE JOINT VARIETY SHOW' ORGANISED BY THE LEÓ CLUB OF KWUN TONG AT 8 P.M. TODAY AT THE CARITAS HALL ON BOUNDARY STREET, KOWLOON.
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THE ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME, TO BE PERFORMED BY REPRESENTA- TIVES FROM SEVEN YOUTH CENTRES, WILL INCLUDE CHORUS SINGING, FOLK AND MODERN DANCING, JUDO DEMONSTRATION, STAGE PLAY AND LION DANCE.
THE CLUB IS SPONSORED BY THE KWUN TONG LIONS CLUB, IT'S AIM IS TO HELP TRAIN YOUTH LEADERS AND ITS MEMBERS TO PARTICIPATE AND CONTRIBUTE IN COMMUNITY SERVICES,
THE PRESS IS WELCOME TO COVER THE SHOW.
MR. SWEETMAN'S SPEECH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION IN G.I.S. PRESS BOXES LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
OPENING OF HOSTEL FOR MENTALLY RETARDED
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THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. LI FOOK-KOW, TODAY CALLED FOR CONTINUED CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE NEEDS FOR THE CHANGING SOCIETY AND TO BRING ABOUT THE BEST USE OF OUR RESOURCES.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW LIFE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION'S ROTARY HOSTEL FOR MENTALLY RETARDED AT 8, TAI LOK STREET, SHAU KEI WAN.
MR. LI SAID THE OPENING OF THE HOSTEL WOULD HELP THE MENTALLY RETARDED TOWARDS INDEPENDENT LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY.
+ IT REFLECTS THE ABILITIES OF ALL BODIES CONCERNED TO CO-OPERATE IN THE FACE OF CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES AND CHANGING NEEDS TO BRING ABOUT THE BEST USE OF RESOURCES,+ HE SAID.
THE HOSTEL WAS FIRST BUILT IN 1965 AS A VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR THE BLIND WITH $200,000 DONATED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG, THE FOLLOWING YEAR, A GRANT OF $140,000 FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND WAS USED FOR THE ADDITION OF TWO STOREYS.
WHEN THE TRAINING CENTRE WAS LATER MOVED TO KOWLOON, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE SUGGESTED, AND IT WAS AGREED, THAT THE BUILDING BE CONVERTED INTO A HOSTEL TO MEET A LONG FELT NEED ON HONG KONG ISLAND FOR THIS TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION FOR MENTALLY RETARDED PEOPLE OVER 16. THE LOTTERJES FUND GAVE A FURTHER GRANT OF $100,000 FOR THE CONVERSION.
THE HOSTEL WILL ACCOMMODATE TEN WOMEN AND 20 MEN.