NOTE TO EDITORS:
ON
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1977
SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS TO VISIT HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
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THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. F.K. LI, WILL VISIT MORSE PARK SWIMMING POOL ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 24) MORNING, TO SEE HOW HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ARE TAUGHT SWIMMING.
THE TWO-WEEK LEARN-TO-SWIM PROGRAMME FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, WHICH STARTED LAST WEEK, IS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SO THAT THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE SPORT AS ANY ABLE-BODIED CHILDREN.
ABOUT 40 STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS FOR THE HAND ICAPPED HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PART IN THE EVENT WHICH WILL END ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 27).
MR. LI WILL BE MET ON ARRIVAL BY MR. A.J. REEVE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (CHIEF INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS), THE PRINCIPAL INSPECTOR (PHYSICAL EDUCATION), MRS. CHIU SHUM SHUK-HAAN, THE INSPECTOR (PHYSICAL EDUCATION) (SPECIAL SERVICE)/SWIMMING,
MR. MA YING-KIN, AND THE POOL SUPERVISOR AT MORSE PARK, MR. CHENG TAK-HOY.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE VISIT. MR. LI WILL ARRIVE AT THE MORSE PARK SWIMMING
POOL AT 10 A.M.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
CHEQUE FOR THE HOME OF LOVING FAITHFULNESS+
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL PRESENT A CHEQUE FOR $20,000 TOMORROW (TUESDAY), TO MISS VALERIE CONNIBEAR AND MISS WENDY BLACKMUR WHO RUN +THE HOME OF LOVING FAITHFULNESS+ FOR SEVERELY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AT SHEUNG SHUI.
MR. AKERS-JONES WILL PRESENT THE CHEQUE ON BEHALF OF THE RECENTLY INAUGURATED LIONS CLUB OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN HIS OFFICE, NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, HOUSING AUTHORITY BUILDING, 101 PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD, KOWLOON AT 4.30 P.M.
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT.