TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1981
SOCIAL WELFARE DIRECTOR SEES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED THE WONG TAI SIN BRADBURY CENTRE WHICH PROVIDES A BASE FOR A TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS HELPING TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY LIFE AT TA HOM WOR VILLAGE.
THE VISIT WAS FOLLOWED BY AN INSPECTION TOUR OF THE NEARBY EVANGEL CHILDREN'S HOME, AN INSTITUTION FOR CARE OF CHILDREN DEPRIVED OF A PROPER HOME OR PARENTAL CARE.
AT THE BRADBURY CENTRE RUN BY THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ADVICE-ACTION COUNCIL, MR ALLEYNE WAS GIVEN A DETAILED BRIEFING ON THE CURRENT PROJECT CONDUCTED BY A TEAM IN TAI HOM WOR TO HELP THE RESIDENTS DEVELOP AWARENESS OF BETTER COMMUNITY LIFE.
THE TEAM, SUBVENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT, WORKS WITH RESIDENTS TO SOLVE COMMUNAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS INSTALLATION OF FIRE HOSES, REBUILDING OF ROADS AND SUPPLY OF WATER AND ELECTRICITY.
APART FROM BEING AN OPERATION BASE FOR THE TEAM, THE CENTRE SERVES AS A MEETING PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND SMALL GROUPS.
AT THE EVANGEL CHILDREN'S HOME RUN BY THE HONG KONG EVANGEL ICAL FREE CHURCH ASSOCIATION, THE DIRECTOR INSPECTED THE FACILITIES AT ITS SELF-CONTAINED LIVING UNITS, LAUNDRY ROOM, KITCHEN, CHAPEL, PLAYROOMS AND LIBRARY.
THE INSTITUTION IS A SECOND HOME FOR 64 CHILDREN AGED THREE TO 18 YEARS FROM BROKEN FAMILIES, PROVIDING THEM WITH EDUCATION, MEDICAL CARE, RECREATION AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT.
MR ALLEYNE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE VISIT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOME, THE REV WILLIAM YUEN, AND DIRECTOR, MISS GRACE LAW.
SHA TIN FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME KEPT BUSY
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THE FREE LEGAL ADVICE SCHEME OPERATED BY THE LAW SOCIETY HAS GOT OFF TO A SATISFACTORY START IN SHA TIN AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT ANOTHER LAWYER WILL HAVE TO BE ADDED.
A CENTRE WAS OPENED AT SAU CHUEN HOUSE, LEK YUEN ESTATE, ON MARCH 30 AND THE LAWYER ON DUTY HANDLED FIVE CASES
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THE MAXIMUM.
A FURTHER FIVE CASES WERE DEALT WITH WHEN THE CENTRE OPENED AGAIN ON APRIL 13.
+THIS IS A SATISFACTORY START, MR JOHN MILLER, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SCHEME, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
HE SAID THE CENTRE WOULD BE OPEN NEXT ON MAY 4 BECAUSE OF INTERVENING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, AND ALREADY THE FIVE CASES HAD BEEN ARRANGED.
/A LAWYER