SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1984
SERVICES FOR AREAS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
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IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO HELP RESIDENTS IN AREAS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, TO SOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS THROUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
THIS WAS STATED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, WHEN HE OPENED THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ADVICE-ACTION COUNCIL'S CHAI WAN (YUE WAN) CENTRE.
HE SAID THESE PROJECTS AIMED TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO DEVELOP NEIGHBOURLINESS, IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS AND MOBILISE COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO SOLVE THE IR PROBLEMS.
+AT PRESENT. 39 SUCH PROJECTS ARE FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT, PROVIDING VARIOUS SERVICES TO THESE RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY,+ HE SAID.
MR LAW SAID THE NEW CENTRE PROVIDED AN ENQUIRY SERVICE FOR THOSE WHO HAD PROBLEMS IN ADAPTING TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT, GAVE GUIDANCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND SECURITY, AS WELL AS OFFERED TUITION AND STUDY ROOM SERVICES FOR STUDENTS.
THE CENTRE SERVES A POPULATION OF ABOUT 6 000 RESIDENTS IN BOTH THE YUE WAN AND CHAI WAN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS.
MR LAW WAS CONFIDENT THAT STAFF OF THE NEW CENTRE AND THE RESIDENTS WOULD WORK HAND-IN-HAND TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE AREAS.
BEACH REFRESHMENT KIOSKS FOR TENDER ***
THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS INVITING SEPARATE TENDERS TO RUN A REFRESHMENT KIOSK AT APPROACH BEACH AND ANOTHER AT GEMINI BEACH IN TSUEN WAN.
THE TWO BEACHES ATTRACTED LARGE NUMBERS OF VISITORS IN SUMMER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.
THE CONTRACTS WILL BE FOR TWO YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS, STARTING ON APRIL 1 NEXT YEAR.
TENDERS FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TSUEN WAN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF FAR EAST BANK BUILDING AT 135 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE PLACED IN THE TENDER BOX AT THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF SWIRE AND MACLAINE HOUSE (AUSTIN CENTRE) AT 19-23 AUSTIN AVENUE BEFORE 9 AM ON FEBRUARY 1 (FRIDAY) NEXT YEAR.
FURTHER PARTICULARS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TSUEN WAN URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AT TELEPHONE 0-444281.