TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1977
WELFARE BUILDING CELEBRATES THIRD ANNIVERSARY
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S LAM TIN ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING (WEST) WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS THIRD ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
TO MARK THE OCCASION, AN ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME WILL BE ORGANISED FOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT BEGINNING AT 3 P.M.
THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES STAGE DRAMA, FOLK DANCING AND GROUP SINGING. PRIZES WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED TO WINNERS OF COMPETITIONS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN OPEN DAY OF THE AGENCIES OPERATING IN THE BUILDING AND A SLIDE SHOW INTRODUCING THE VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE BUILDING.
THE LAM TIN ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING (WEST) IS ONE OF THE EIGHT WELFARE BUILDINGS OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. IT HOUSES A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING A NURSERY, A LIBRARY, A YOUTH CENTRE, A TRAINING CENTRE FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED AND A COMMUNITY WORK OFFICE.