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TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1978
LADY MACLEHOSE TOURS SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK
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LADY MACLEHOSE TODAY MADE AN AIR-AND-LAND TOUR OF THE SAI KUNG COUNTRY PARK.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (COUNTRY PARKS), MR. MARTIN LEWIS, LADY MACLEHOSE FIRST TOOK A HELICOPTER TOUR OF THE 4,500 HECTARES COUNTRY PARK. SHE LATER LANDED AT PAK TAM AU IN SAI KUNG PENINSULA AND BEGAN A ROAD TOUR FROM LONG HARBOUR TO HOI HA, A SMALL COVER OFF TOLO CHANNEL WHERE A NEW MANAGEMENT CENTRE IS BEING BUILT.
LADY MACLEHOSE ALSO WENT TO PAK TAM CHUNG TO INSPECT ANOTHER NEW MANAGEMENT CENTRE NEAR THE HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR.
TO CONCLUDE HER MORNING TOUR, LADY MACLEHOSE VISITED THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S MANAGED AREA AT NAI CHUNG IN THE TOLO CHANNEL.
DURING THE VISIT, MR. LEWIS TOLD LADY MACLEHOSE THAT MORE THAN HALF OF HONG KONG'S LAND MASS IS PLANNED TO BE DESIGNATED AS COUNTRY PARK RESERVES DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
MR. LEWIS SAID UNDER THE $71 MILLION PROGRAMME APPROVED LAST MONTH FOR THE RETENTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S COUNTRYSIDE, 19 AREAS ARE PLANNED TO BE DESIGNATED AS COUNTRY PARKS.
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE ON INSPECTION VISIT
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, SPENT THIS MORNING VISITING THREE WELL-KNOWN VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES TO KEEP HIMSELF INFORMED OF THE IR OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
ACCOMPANIED BY MRS. EVELYN DOE, HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICES DIVISION AND MR. HENRY AU, HEAD OF THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION, THE DIRECTOR CALLED AT THE FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY AND THE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION IN WAN CHAI, AND THE PO LEUNG KUK IN CAUSEWAY BAY,
AT THE FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY, MR. LEE WAS BRIEFED BY THE SOCIETY'S DIRECTOR, MRS. CHOY POON SIU-FUN, ON ITS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, COUNSELLING AND HOME HELP SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN FIVE CENTRES.
LATER MR. LEE WENT TO THE PLAYGROUND ASSOCIATION WHERE HE WAS MET BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR. F.K. HU, WHO GAVE HIM A RUNDOWN OF THE ASSOCIATION'S PLANS. MR. LEE WAS ALSO CONDUCTED ON A TOUR OF THE ASSOCIATION'S RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
THE DIRECTOR CONCLUDED HIS VISIT BY CALLING AT PO LEUNG KUK WHERE HE WAS MET BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR. CHENG ENG-KUAN,
DURING HIS HOUR-LONG STAY AT THE KUK, MR. LEE INSPECTED THE VARIOUS SERVICES IT PROVIDES FOR THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. THE DIRECTOR SHOWED PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THE BABY WARD, THE NURSERY, AND THE SHELTER WORKSHOP FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED.
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