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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1976
+ THE BUILT-UP AREA IS MERELY 11-1/2 PER CENT OF THE WHOLE. THEREFORE, THE AREA IS SMALL, THE POPULATION LARGE, AND THE PROBLEM TREMENDOUS. +
HE NOTED THAT THE POPULATION IN 1974 WAS 4.3 MILLION AND WAS EXPECTED TO RISE TO 4.8 MILLION BY 1981 AND TO 5.8 MILLION BY 1991. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 100,000 PEOPLE A YEAR AND THE RESULTING DEMANDS ON LAND ARE ENORMOUS,+ SAID MR. MCDONALD.
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CERTIFICATE FOR FIRST REGISTERED CHILD CARE CENTRE
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THE BISHOP FORD NURSERY, THE FIRST CHILD CARE CENTRE REGISTERED IN HONG KONG, WAS PRESENTED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
IN PRESENTING THE CERTIFICATE TO REV. FATHER THOMAS LAU, OPERATOR OF THE NURSERY, MR. LEE URGED OTHER CHILD CARE CENTRES TO APPLY FOR REGISTRATION WITHOUT DELAY.
HE NOTED THAT SINCE THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ORDINANCE CAME INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 1 THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF 192 CHILD CARE CENTRES HAD OBTAINED APPLICATION FORMS FOR REGISTRATION.
+OF THESE, 126 HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE FORMS AND FORWARDED THEM TO THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OR THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS OF THE IR PREMISES ARE NECESSARY FOR SAFETY, HEALTH AND SANITATION REASONS, HE SAID.
BEFORE A CENTRE IS REGISTERED, ITS PREMISES HAS TO BE CERTIFIED SUITABLE FOR USE AS A CHILD CARE CENTRE AND THAT IT HAS TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE OTHER NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN IN THE CODE OF PRACTICE.
+THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ORDINANCE WAS INTRODUCED TO CONTROL THEM WITH THE INTENTION OF IMPROVING THEIR SAFETY AND STANDARD OF THEIR SERVICES, AND TO MAKE QUALITY CHILD CARE A REALITY IN HONG KONG, MR. LEE ADDED.
THE BISHOP FORD NURSERY, LOCATED AT LOK FU ESTATE, WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1965 BY THE MARYKNOLL FATHERS, IT CATERS FOR 180 CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX OF WORKING PARENTS FROM THE LOW INCOME GROUP LIVING IN HOUSING ESTATES. THE NURSERY RECEIVES GOVERNMENT SUBVENTION AND ITS CHARGE IS $40 PER CHILD PER MONTH.
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