SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1979
HOME FOR ABANDONED CHILDREN
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THE CHUK YUEN CHILDREN'S RECEPTION CENTRE IN WONG TAI SIN IS A +HOME AWAY FROM HOME+ FOR BOYS AND GIRLS WHO NEED TEMPORARY CARE.
OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE CENTRE ACCOMMODATES CHILDREN WHO ARE ABANDONED, FOUND WANDERING, ILLEGITIMATE OR OTHERWISE AND IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION.
IT IS A MID-WAY HOUSE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHT REFERRED FROM THE POLICE, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES WHILE ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR THEIR LONG-TERM CARE.
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CENTRE, MRS. LU CHENG YUK-YIP SAIDI +WE HAVE CREATED A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT IN THE CENTRE WHERE THE CHILDREN ARE WELL LOOKED AFTER IN VARIOUS ASPECTS SUCH AS HEALTH, FOOD AND OTHER DAILY NEEDS. OUR CASE WORKER ALSO LOOKS INTO THEIR BACKGROUNDS TO DECIDE ON WHAT COURSE OF ACTION WOULD SUIT THEM BEST.
+CHILDREN AT SCHOOLING AGE WILL BE SENT TO NEARBY SCHOOLS AND TODDLERS WILL BE GIVEN PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN THROUGH PLAY AT THE CENTRE.+
CHILDREN IN THE CENTRE ARE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS NURSERY, THE TODDLERS, THE BABIES AND THE RETARDED CHILDREN.
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THE NURSERY IS FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO-AND-A-HALF AND EIGHT. CHILDREN ABOVE THE AGE OF SIX WILL ATTEND CLASSES IN NEARBY GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS, WHILE THOSE BETWEEN FOUR AND SIX WILL LEARN SIMPLE CHINESE CHARACTERS, COLOUR CONCEPT, SHAPES, NUMBERS, SIMPLE ARITHMETICS AND GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IN INFORMAL KINDERGARTEN CLASSES IN THE CENTRE.
CHILDREN UNDER FOUR YEARS LEARN THROUGH PLAY, STORIES, DRAWINGS, MUSIC, AND EDUCATIONAL TOYS.
FOR THE NURSERY GROUP, WEDNESDAY IS THE OUTING DAY. THEY ARE TAKEN TO LIBRARIES, SHOPS, SUPERMARKETS, BEACHES, COUNTRY PARKS AND OTHER PLACES WHERE PARENTS WOULD NORMALLY TAKE THE IR KIDS TO. IN THIS WAY THEY WILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD, MRS. LU SAID.
THERE IS ALSO A DOMESTIC SCIENCE CLASS ON EVERY SATURDAY WHEN THE BIGGER BOYS AND GIRLS GET TOGETHER TO WATCH HOW FOOD IS PREPARED. +SOMETIMES THEY EVEN PARTICIPATE IN MAKING SMALL COOKIES, WONTONS AND OTHER EASY-TO-PREPARE GOODIES,+ THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID.
FOR THE TODDLERS AND THE BABIES WHO ARE TOO YOUNG TO ENJOY THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY ARE TAKEN GOOD CARE OF BY NURSES AND STAFF IN THE CENTRE, WHILE EFFORTS ARE MADE TO INTEGRATE THE RETARDED, ONLY A FEW, INTO OTHER GROUPS.
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