MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1986
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DIVERSIFIED WELFARE SERVICES FOR SHA TIN
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WELFARE SERVICE IN SHA TIN WILL ACHIEVE A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND WELFARE AGENCIES, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE JOINT OPENING OF THE SHA KOK DAY NURSERY AND THE SUN CHUI DAY NURSERY OPERATED BY THE NEW KOWLOON WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION IN SHA TIN, SHE SAID EIGHT SUBVENTED NURSERIES WERE EXPECTED TO OPEN IN THE AREA DURING THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
+THESE NEW NURSERIES WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 850 PLACES TO MEET THE DEMAND OF RESIDENTS, SHE SAID.
AT PRESENT THERE ARE 12 SUBVENTED NURSERIES IN SHA TIN PROVIDING 1 320 PLACES.
ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES, MRS CHAN SAID IT WAS PLANNED TO OPEN 15 CHILDREN'S CENTRES AND 14 YOUTH CENTRES IN SHA TIN IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
TWELVE HOMES, HOSTELS AND SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY WERE ALSO PLANNED IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO SUPPLEMENT THE 12 EXISTING INSTITUTIONS SERVING THE AGED IN THE AREA.
+THIRTEEN REHABILITATION CENTRES OF ALL KINDS ARE ALSO PLANNED FOR THE DISTRICT WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS,+ MRS CHAN SAID.
EXCELLENT RESPONSE TO +OPERATION PEN-FRIEND+
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THE ORGANISERS OF OPERATION POSTCARD THE WORLD'S BIGGEST PEN-FRIEND EXERCISE TARGETTED AT THE ESTIMATED 14 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO VISIT EXPO '86 IN CANADA - SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT IT WAS PROVING TO BE A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
+SO MUCH SO THAT A FURTHER 500 000 POSTCARDS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EASTER HOLIDAYS+, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ORGANISERS SAID.
AS AN INDICATION OF THE EXCELLENT RESPONSE, THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT UP TO LAST SATURDAY (MARCH 22) WELL IN EXCESS OF 540 000 CARDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN COLLECTED BY 463 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS.
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