MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1976
THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO ACCEDE TO THE SHOPKEEPERS' REQUEST FOR REPROVISIONING OF SHOP SITES BECAUSE COMPARABLE GOVERNMENT SHOP SITES WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEREFORE THE GOVERNMENT HAD DRAWN UP THE DETAILED AND GENEROUS ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO HELP THEM SET UP IN BUSINESS ELSEWHERE.
CONCERNING THEIR REQUEST FOR A POSTPONEMENT IN VACATING THE PREMISES, THE SHOPKEEPERS WERE REMINDED THAT SINCE FEBRUARY LAST YEAR THEY HAD BEEN RECEIVING VERBAL AND WRITTEN WARNINGS THAT THE BUILDING WOULD HAVE TO BE VACATED, AND NO EXTENSION COULD BE GRANTED.
WALDEN TO VISIT CENTRE FOR MENTALLY RETARDED
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THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. JOHN WALDEN, WILL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THE REHABILITATION SERVICES OFFERED BY THE PO LEUNG KUK WHEN HE VISITS ITS KO CHIU ROAD CENTRE ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 25).
ACCOMPANIED BY MR. AUGUSTINE KAM CHUI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
YIU,
HOME AFFAIRS- MR. PATRICK be any CT OFFICER (KWUN TONG)-
MRS. MAXIM LI KWOK, CHAIRMAN OF PO LEUNG KUK- MR. CHENG ENG-KUWN, FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN MR. CHIU CHON-BONG, MRS. NANCY SUK-YING CHU AND MR. PHILIP K.G. YUNG, DIRECTORS, MR. WALDEN WILL TOUR ROUND THE CENTRE AND SEE SOME OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMMES IN PROGRESS.
A DISCUSSION WILL ALSO BE HELD ON THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE SERVICES OF PO LEUNG KUK.
OFFICIALLY OPENED IN MARCH THIS YEAR, THE KO CHIU ROAD CENTRE IS THE LARGEST REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED IN HONG KONG.
WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 13,000 SQ. FT. IT ACCOMMODATES 60 BOARDING FEMALE TRAINEES OF OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE AND 40 NON-BOARDING TRAINEES OF BOTH SEXES. IT IS ALSO THE ONLY REHABILITATION CENTRE IN HONG KONG WITH MULTIPLE SERVICES FOR THE TRAINEES.
THE CENTRE CONSISTS OF, AMONG OTHER THINGS, A HOSTEL, A SHELTERED WORK SHOP, A CANTEEN AND RECREATION ROOM.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT. MR. WALDEN WILL ARRIVE AT THE PO LEUNG KUK KO CHIU ROAD CENTRE AT 11 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY.
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