SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1979
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OLD PEOPLE'S HOSTEL OPENED
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (SOCIAL WORK), MRS. EVELYN DOE TODAY (SATURDAY) OFFICIALLY OPENED A $600,000 OLD PEOPLE'S HOSTEL IN TSUEN WAN THAT CONSIDERABLY INCREASES HONG KONG'S RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR THE AGED.
THE HOSTEL, IN KWAI SHING ESTATE, HAS A CAPACITY FOR 149 AND IS THE FIRST TO BE RUN BY THE CHINESE RHENISH CHURCH HONG KONG SYNOD.
MRS. DOE SAID AT THE OPENING CEREMONY THAT WITH EXISTING OLD PEOPLE'S HOSTEL SPACES TOTALLING ABOUT 700, THE NEW HOSTEL PROJECT WAS PARTICULARLY WELCOME AS IT WILL BENEFIT MORE AGED PEOPLE.
+IT IS GRATIFYING TO LEARN THAT THE CHINESE RHENISH CHURCH PLANS TO OPEN A SECOND OLD PEOPLE'S HOSTEL IN SHA KOK ESTATE AS WELL AS ANOTHER CENTRE FOR THE AGED IN WO CHE ESTATE, BOTH IN SHA TIN, SHE SAID,
AT THE SAME TIME, SHE SAID, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING RECOMMENDING THE ALLOCATION OF PREMISES FOR THE RHENISH CHURCH TO OPERATE TWO MORE HOSTELS FOR THE AGED - TH MUI WO ESTATE ON CHEUNG CHAU AND SHUI PIN WAI ESTATE IN YUEN LONG.
MRS. DOE PAID TRIBUTE TO THE RHENISH CHURCH FOR ITS OUTSTANDING WORK IN THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF WELFARE SERVICES.
APART FROM AN OLD PEOPLE'S CENTRE ALREADY IN OPERATION IN WONG CHUK HANG, SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE RHENISH CHURCH INCLUDE SCHOOLS, NURSERIES, CLINICS AND CHILDREN'S CLUBS.
CROSS-COUNTRY RACES
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OVER 700 YOUTHS, STUDENTS AND WORKERS IN KWUN TONG AND SOUTHERN DISTRICTS WILL TAKE PART IN TWO SEPARATE CROSS-COUNTRY RACES TOMORROW (SUNDAY) MORNING.
THE RACES ARE ORGANISED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES IN THESE TWO DISTRICTS AND OTHER DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
BOTH RACES ARE GRADED INTO ADULTS, YOUTH AND WOMEN GROUPS.
THE RACE IN KWUN TONG WILL START AT 9 A.M. IN JUNK BAY ROAD (OPPOSITE THE KWUN TONG POLICE STATION), SAU MAU PING ROAD, HIP WO STREET, TSUI PING ROAD AND BACK TO THE STARTING POINT COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 5,300 METRES.
/THE HACE
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