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FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1986
+ I WOULD LIKE TO APPEAL TO AGENCIES IN THIS AREA OF SOCIAL WORK TO CONSIDER HOW BEST TO HELP THIS GROUP,+ MRS CHAN SAID.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WAS AWARE OF MORE THAN 1 000 STREET SLEEPERS IN HONG KONG, NEARLY ALL OF THEM MALE, SHE ADDED.
SOME SLEEP OUT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO AND HAVE NO INTEREST IN MOVING INTO PUBLIC HOUSING OTHERS MAY BE TEMPORARILY HOMELESS DUE TO FAMILY DISPUTES OR BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON OR DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL AND HAVE NO ONE TO CARE FOR THEM.
+ IT IS THIS LAST CATEGORY WHICH IS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE FOR THEY ARE OFTEN IN NEED OF COUNSELLING AS WELL AS A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS, SO THAT THEY MAY BE RE-INTEGRATED INTO SOCIETY AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
+CASEWORKERS FROM MY DEPARTMENT AND THOSE FROM THE WELFARE SECTOR HAVE DONE A GREAT DEAL TO HELP THESE PEOPLE IN THE PAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO, SHE SAID.
MRS CHAN THANKED THE CABLE AND WIRELESS FOR PERMITTING CARITAS HONG KONG TO USE THE PREMISES IN CLEARWATER BAY AS A TEMPORARY SHELTER, AS WELL AS PROVIDING FUNDS FOR ITS BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL WORK.
MORE NURSERIES PLANNED FOR TUEN MUN *****
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO SET UP FIVE MORE NURSERIES IN TUEN MUN IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS' BUTTERFLY DAY NURSERY IN TUEN MUN, MRS DOE POINTED OUT THAT THESE NURSERIES WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 500 PLACES TO COPE WITH THE DEMANDS OF WORKING PARENTS.
THE BUTTERFLY DAY NURSERY, WITH A CAPACITY OF 200 PLACES, IS THE NINTH NURSERY OPERATED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP.
THERE ARE AT PRESENT 14 SUBVENTED NURSERIES, TWO PRIVATE CHILD CARE CENTRES AND ONE SPECIAL CHILD CARE CENTRE IN TUEN MUN PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 2 000 PLACES.
MRS DOE SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE NURSERIES FOR YOUNG COUPLES WHO HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR CHILDREN FOR WORK.
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