WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1980
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+FOR THE ELDERLY THERE IS TO BE A SOCIAL CENTRE AND IN ADDITION CONSIDERATION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES, SHE SAID.
LADY MACLEHOSE PRAISED THE CENTRE FOR ITS SUCCESS IN SERVING THE NEEDS OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS WHO MAKE UP A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE LOCAL POPULATION.
THE CENTRE, NAMED AFTER HER, IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE DISTRICT PROVIDING A MULTITUDE OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR ALL AGES.
THE NEW EXTENSION WAS BUILT WITH A GRANT OF $1.5 MILLION FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND, SUPPLEMENTED BY FUNDS RAISED BY THE CENTRE ITSELF.
POSTER COMPETITION TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY *****
AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY URGED HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS TO ENCOURAGE THE IR STUDENTS TO JOIN AN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTER COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
THE COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 22 ATTENDING SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES AND INSTITUTES, HE SAID.
ANY NUMBER OF DESIGNS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY ONE STUDENT, AND ENTRIES SHOULD MEASURE 420 MM BY 594 MM. DESIGNS SHOULD BE SELF-EXPLANATORY AND WORDING SHOULD BE KEPT TO A MINIMUM,
ENTRIES ARE NOT RETURNABLE AND THEIR USE WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ORGANISER, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
CASH PRIZES RANGING FROM $500 TO $100 WILL BE AWARDED AND ALL PRIZE-WINNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.
ENTRIES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED THROUGH HEADS OF SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES, AND SHOULD REACH THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, ROOM 312, 3RD FLOOR, CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON BY JANUARY 7, 1981.
FURTHER DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE ON TEL. 3-688111 EXT. 343, OR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, 5TH FLOOR, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG, TEL. 5-621246.
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