TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1979
+ IN DUE COURSE THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES IN YUEN LONG SO THAT THERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR CHILDREN TO MAKE THE LONG JOURNEY INTO TOWN, HE SAID.
THE NEW SCHOOL HAS BEEN BUILT ON A SITE IN THE TOWN CENTRE AT A COST OF $6.5 MILLION. THE LAND WAS GRANTED BY THE GOVERNMENT FREE OF PREMIUM.
GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISED 84 PERCENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST, THE REMAINDER BEING RAISED LOCALLY BY THE ASSOCIATION. ENGINEERING WORK STARTED EARLY LAST YEAR AND WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH THIS YEAR.
INITIALLY, THE SCHOOL WILL RUN 12 CLASSES FOR 720 LOCAL CHILDREN. IT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FULL CAPACITY BY 1983.
DSW VISITS HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY ****
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED AN OLD PEOPLE'S HOSTEL IN CHAI WAN TO SEE FOR HIMSELF ITS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION.
MR. LEE INSPECTED THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF THE HING WAH HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY AND LEARNED ABOUT ITS LATEST DEVELOPMENT. THE HOSTEL IS RUN BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS.
HE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT OFFICER (EASTERN AND WAN CHAI), MRS. DANG CHOW SIK-WAN, AND WAS MET ON ARRIVAL BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP, MR. STEPHEN YOW MOK-SHING.
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AT THE HOSTEL, THE DIRECTOR SAW THE OLD PEOPLE RELAXING READING OR DOING HANDICRAFT WORK. HE ALSO TALKED TO SOME OF THEM AND ENQUIRED ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIFE.
OPENED EARLY LAST YEAR, THE HOSTEL IN HING WAH ESTATE IS THE SECOND OF ITS KIND OPERATED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP.
THE $530 000 HOSTEL WHICH IS PARTLY FINANCED BY THE LOTTERIES FUND, PROVIDES ACCOMMODATION FOR 73 OLD PEOPLE, AND ENABLES THEM TO ENJOY A FULL AND ACTIVE LIFE.
IT PROVIDES MEAL SERVICE, AND ASSISTANCE IN LAUNDRY AND CLEANSING WORK. THERE ARE ALSO SOCIAL WORKERS AND NURSES TO HELP THE INMATES SOLVE THEIR INDIVIDUAL AND HEALTH PROBLEMS.
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AT PRESENT. THERE ARE EIGHT HOSTELS WITH A TOTAL OF 760 PLACES RUN BY THE VOLUNTARY WELFARE SECTOR TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL CARE FOR THE ELDERLY.
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