SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1985
MORE CHILD CARE CENTRES TO BE OPENED
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SEVENTEEN CHILD CARE CENTRES WILL BE OPENED IN THE NEXT FINANCIAL YEAR, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR STEPHEN LAW, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE TSUNG TSIN CHURCH CHILD CARE CENTRE IN SHAUK IWAN, MR LAW SAID THERE WERE NOW 240 CHILD CARE CENTRES IN HONG KONG, PROVIDING MORE THAN 24 000 PLACES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN,
THE NEWLY-OPENED CENTRE, AT 4 BASEL ROAD, HAS A CAPACITY OF 70. IT BRINGS TO THREE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUCH CENTRES IN SHAUK IWAN. MR LAW ADDED THAT TWO MORE CENTRES WERE BEING PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT.
HE SAID THAT LOW INCOME FAMILIES COULD APPLY FOR FEE ASSISTANCE WITH A MAXIMUM GRANT OF ABOUT $540 A MONTH.
MR LAW PAID TRIBUTE TO THE TSUNG TSIN CHURCH FOR ITS UNFAILING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE CHILD CARE SERVICES AND FOR EXTENDING ITS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS TO NEW TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE PROJECTS INCLUDED A HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY IN TAI PO AND A CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE IN SHA TIN, MR LAW ADDED.
SPECIAL NEW YEAR ACTIVITIES FOR KWUN TONG RESIDENTS
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ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR IN KWUN TONG THIS YEAR WILL BE VERY SPECIAL.
+ THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL NOT ONLY STAGE VARIOUS EVENTS DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON, BUT WILL ALSO MAKE USE OF THE OCCASION TO REMIND LOCAL RESIDENTS ABOUT THE ELECTIONS ON MARCH 7, + THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT C. ICER, MR KEVIN MAK SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE +KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD CANDIDATES MEET PRESS+, MR MAK SAID THAT A CIANT CHINESE WINDMILL HAD BEEN FCTED AT THE KWUN TONG FERRY CONCOURSE TO KIG THE PEOPLE HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY AND GOOD LUCK FOR THE NEW YEAR.
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*WE WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE 200 000 COPIES OF THE SPRING
NEARING THE CHINESE CHARACTER 'FOOK' MEANING HAPPINESS TO
USEHOLD IN THE DISTRICT,+ HE SAID.
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