SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1985
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MORE WELFARE SERVICES FOR SHA TIN
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING MORE SERVICES TO MEET FUTURE NEEDS IN SHA TIN AS MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE IN.
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID THIS TODAY (SATURDAY) WHEN SHE OPENED THE SHENG KUNG HUT SHA TIN SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE. DAY NURSERY AND HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY AT THE PODIUM OF SUN TIN WAI ESTATE.
SHE SAID THE POPULATION OF SHA TIN HAD GROWN FROM ABOUT 50 000 TO 300 000 IN THE PAST DECADE AND THEREFORE, THERE WERE GREAT DEMANDS FOR VARIOUS SOCIAL SERVICES.
+ IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PROVIDING A RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES, SOCIAL SECURITY FIELD UNITS, COMMUNITY HALLS AND ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRES, THE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY SCHEME IN SHA TIN CITY ONE WITH A CAPACITY OF 480 AND THE MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICE UNIT IN THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL, MRS CHAN SAID.
+THE PARTICIPATION OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE PROVISION OF WELFARE SERVICES IN SHA TIN HAS ALSO INCREASED, SHE ADDED.
THERE WERE 11 YOUTH CENTRES, EIGHT NURSERIES, THREE NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TEAMS OPERATING IN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREAS, FOUR HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY AND FIVE SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.
SHE SAID THE SHENG KUNG HUI DIOCESAN WELFARE COUNCIL HAD MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHA TIN.
THE THREE WELFARE FACILITIES OPENED TODAY INCLUDED THE SHENG KUNG HUJ SHA TIN SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE, WHICH WAS A CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF 1 500.
THE S.K.H. DAY NURSERY WAS A SUBVENTED NURSERY WITH A CAPACITY OF 100 FOR CHILDREN AGED TWO TO SIX.
THE S.K.H. HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY HAD A CAPACITY OF 85 FOR AGED MEN AND WOMEN.
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