TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1984
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A KUNG FU ACTOR, MR KWAN TAK-HING, WILL DEMONSTRATE CALLIGRAPHY AND WRITE SPRING FESTIVAL SCROLLS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AS SOUVENIRS.
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EACH PARTICIPANT WILL ALSO RECEIVE A RED PACKET 'LAI SEE' - AS A NEW YEAR BLESSING.
OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL INCLUDE THE DISTRICT OFFICER. MR RICKY FUNG; THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WONG-FAT; POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR V.F.D. CHAPMAN; THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN RESPECT FOR THE AGED ASSOCIATION, MR LAU CHI-YUEN THE CHAIRMAN OF TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR TANG TUNG-CHUI; SENIOR HOUSING MANAGER, MR HUI CHI-CHUNG; AND TWO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VEGETARIAN FEAST AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMME FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE IN TUEN MUN TO BE HELD TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) AT YAU HO RESTAURANT, STARTING AT 5.30 PM.
BEST BEING DONE FOR CHILD CARE
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THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING ITS BEST TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE SERVICES TO ENABLE YOUNG CHILDREN TO ACHIEVE BALANCED PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (SOCIAL SECURITY), MR STEPHEN LAW, AT THE RE-NAMING CEREMONY OF THE TÙNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS' NG SHEUNG LAN MEMORIAL DAY NURSERY IN WAN CHAI.
THERE WAS A GREAT NEED FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES IN HONG KONG BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF FAMILIES WITH BOTH PARENTS WORKING, HE SAID.
AND THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 230 NURSERIES IN THE TERRITORY, PROVIDING CARE FOR 23 000 CHILDREN, HE SAID.
SEVEN OF THEM ARE RUN BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP, PROVIDING MORE THAN 700 PLACES.
TUNG WAH IS PLANNING FIVE ADDITIONAL NURSERIES AT TAI PO TUEN MUN, DIAMOND HILL, MA TSAI HANG AND FANLING IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
THE NURSERY WHICH WAS RE-NAMED TODAY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1968. IT CATERS FOR 84 CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
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