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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1985
MEMBERS OF THE MUSEUM DELEGATION ARE URBAN COUNCILLORS MESSRS LAWRENCE FUNG, WALTER SULKE AND PAO PING-WING, AS WELL AS THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM, AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES), MR RANDOLPH O'HARA.
DURING THEIR VISIT THERE, THE MUSEUM DELEGATION WILL TOUR THE MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY IN VANCOUVER, THE ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE IN TORONTO, AS WELL AS THE EXPLORATORIUM MUSEUM AND THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM IN SAN FRANCISCO.
WELFARE SERVICES NOT AFFECTED BY ESTATE WORK
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SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE FRIENDLY CENTRE IN LEI CHENG UK ESTATE HAD NOT BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ESTATE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN REPROVISIONED IN THE NEW BLOCKS, MRS ANSON CHAN, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
SHE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE FRIENDLY CENTRE TOGETHER WITH ITS OUTREACHING TEAM OFFICE AND CHILD CARE CENTRE WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN REHOUSED IN NEW PREMISES.
THE LEI CHENG UK FRIENDLY CENTRE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1960. ITS SUBVENTED SERVICES CATERING TO RESIDENTS IN THE ESTATE AND THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT INCLUDE A CHILD AND YOUTH CENTRE, AN OUTREACHING TEAM, A NEIGHBOURHOOD LEVEL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND A CHILD CARE CENTRE.
THE HONG KONG CHRISTIAN SERVICE HAS BEEN GRANTED $2 MILLION FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND FOR FITTING OUT THE PREMISES AND FOR NEW FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.
FITTING OUT WORK WAS CARRIED OUT BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND WAS THEREFORE COMPLETED IN TIME FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
+ THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVELY PROMOTING SIMILAR FITTING OUT ARRANGEMENTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE WELFARE FACILITIES FOR TENANTS OF NEW ESTATES AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
+WE HAVE ENTRUSTED 25 FITTING OUT PROJECTS FOR WELFARE AGENCIES IN HOUSING ESTATES TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT SO THAT THESE SERVICES CAN COMMENCE OPERATION AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE STAGE TO MEET THE URGENT NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS,+ MRS CHAN SAID.
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