TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1980
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AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING BLIND PEOPLE ON HK ISLAND
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS ORGANISING AN AWARD SCHEME FOR OUTSTANDING BLIND PEOPLE IN ALL DISTRICTS ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
JOINTLY SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S REHABILITATION OFFICES IN THE HONG KONG ISLAND REGION, THE SCHEME AIMS AT PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR THE BLIND.
NOMINATIONS ARE NOW INVITED FROM WELFARE AGENCIES, ORGANISATIONS OR RESIDENTS AGED OVER 21 YEARS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) BLIND PEOPLE TO BE NOMINATED MUST HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND RESIDED ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
HE SAID CANDIDATES WOULD BE JUDGED ON THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS OR ACHIEVEMENTS MADE IN THE FIELDS OF ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT ART FAMILY CAREER, WELFARE FOR THE BLIND, LEADERSHIP OR HELPFULNESS TO OTHERS.
AWARDS WILL BE MADE TO FIVE OUTSTANDING BLIND PERSONS, HE SAID, AND EACH WILL RECEIVE $500 AND A SOUVENIR.
SELECTION WILL BE MADE BY A PANEL OF JUDGES COMPRISING MR K.L. STUMPF, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND- MR K.J. MARSHALL, PRINCIPAL OF EBENEZER SCHOOL AND HOME FOR THE BLIND- SISTER ROSA HONG, PRINCIPAL OF CANOSSA SCHOOL FOR THE VISUALLY DISABLED- MR BRIAN LUI, REHABILITATION DIVISION OFFICER FOR THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE- AND MISS LUCY CHING, SOCIAL WORK OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT.
AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 29 AT THE DEPARTMENT'S CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE.
NOMINATION FORMS ARE NOW OBTAINABLE AT FOUR OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT ON HONG KONG ISLAND OR BY TELEPHONING 5-498087 OR 5-497032. THE FORMS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED BEFORE FEBRUARY 5.
THE FOUR DISTRICT OFFICES ARE WESTERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE AT WESTERN STREET, SAI YING PUN- CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 230 CHA1 WAN ROAD EASTERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE AT ROOM 707, CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY BUILDING- AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE AT 52-64 ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, ABERDEEN,
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