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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1977
D.S.. VISITS VOLUNTARY WELFARE ORGANISATIONS
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY (TUESDAY) CALLED ON FOUR VOLUNTARY WELFARE ORGANISATIONS ON HONG KONG ISLAND TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION.
HE BROUGHT WITH HIM CANDIES AND CAKES FOR THE RESIDENTS FCP THE CHINESE NE.. YEAR,
THE FOUR ORGANISATIONS WERE THE DAVID TRENCH HOME FOR THE AGED, THE TUNG WAH CARE AND ATTENTION HOME FOR SENILE OLD PEOPLE, THE MARYCOVE CENTRE FOR GIRLS, AND PO LEUNG KUK,
MR. LEE MAS ACCOMPANIED BY MR. T.P. KHOO, HEAD OF THE REHABILITATION DIVISION, AND MRS. EVELYN DOE, HEAD OF THE FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE DAVID TRENCH HOME FOR THE AGED AND THE TUNG WAR CARE AND ATTENTION HOME, MR. LEE WAS MET BY DR. CHARM HOI-SANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, WHICH OPERATES THE TWO HOMES.
THE DAVID TRENCH HOME FOR THE AGED PROVIDES ACCOMMODATION FOR 40 MEN AND 94 WOMEN AGED 60 OR CVER WHILE THE CARE AND ATTENTION HOME OFFERS RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES FOR 20 MEN AND 56 WOMEN WHO REQUIRE PERSONAL AND NURSING CARE. BOTH HOMES CHARGED A WORT_Y FEE OF $20 PER PESIDENT AND ARE FINANCED THROUGH SOCIAL „ELFARE SUBVENTION.
MR. LEE LATER PROCEEDED TO THE MARYCOVE CENTRE FOR GIRLS WHERE HE WAS GREETED BY SISTER: SYLVESTER POWERS, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE CENTRE.
THE CENTRE CAN ACCOMMODATE 2ƆD GIRLS BETWEEN 12 AND 10 „HO MIGHT HAVE BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS OR WHOSE PARENTS FIGHT NOT EE ABLE TO GIVE THEM PROPER CARE.
THE DIRECTOR ALSO VISITED THE PO LEUNG KUK WHERE HE WAS MET BY MRS. MAXINE LI KICK, THE CHAIRMAN, AND OTHER DIRECTORS OF THE KUK.
PO LEUNG KUK PROVIDES CARE AND PROTECTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG GIRLS. DURING THE VISIT, 1.5. LEE SHOWED PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THE BABIES' WARD, THE NURSERY AND THE SHELTERED WORKSHO FOR MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREX.