SATUR
APRIL 20, 1985
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SALVATION ARMY PRAISED FOR WORK
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WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SALVATION ARMY WERE VERY IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND DEMONSTRATED THE VITAL ROLE PLAYED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN HONG KONG, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW SALVATION ARMY COMMAND HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX, SIR EDWARD SAID, THE SALVATION ARMY MINISTERS NOT ONLY TO SPIRITUAL BUT ALSO TO THE MATERIAL NEEDS.+
HE NOTED THAT THE SALVATION ARMY WAS MARKING ITS 55TH YEAR IN HONG KONG, AND SAID IT HAD GROWN FROM OPERATING A HOME FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS, INTO A LARGE AND WELL ORGANISED VOLUNTARY AGENCY, PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
IT OPERATED A NUMBER OF KINDERGARTENS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND WELFARE SERVICES, INCLUDING CHILD CARE CENTRES, CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, HOMES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, DAY AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND THE DISABLED,
+THE COMPLETION OF THIS MODERN, PURPOSE-BUILT HEADQUARTERS WILL ENABLE THE SALVATION ARMY TO CONSOLIDATE AND EXPAND ITS VALUABLE WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, SIR EDWARD SAID.
HE CONGRATULATED ALL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUILDING PROJECT AND WISHED THE SALVATION ARMY CONTINUED SUCCESS IN ITS OPERATION HERE IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
SUMMER FORESTRY CAMPS ORGANISED ******
WEEK-LONG FORESTRY WORK CAMPS HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AND THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR STUDENTS AND VOLUNTARY WORKERS DURING THE COMING SUMMER HOLIDAYS.
THESE WORK CAMPS, WHICH WILL BE HELD BETWEEN JULY 8 AND AUGUST 23 AT 18 DIFFERENT COUNTRY PARK SITES, ARE OPEN TO ALL PERSONS AGED 15 OR OVER.
APPLICATIONS AND ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE CAMPS FROM SCHOOLS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES SHOULD SUBMIT THE IR APPLICATIONS TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND IF THEY ARE MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, SUCH APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT THROUGH THE COUNCIL.
FOR UNIVERSITIES AND POST-SECONDARY COLLEGE STUDENTS, APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
THE CLOSING DATE IS MAY 15.