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MONDAY, MAY 23, 1988
"THE COMMITTEE FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT THOSE SELECTED WILL MAKE FULL USE OF THE EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FURTHER EDUCATION AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AFFORDED BY THE UK/HK SCHOLARSHIPS SCHEME AND WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE FUTURE WELL-BEING OF HONG KONG AND TO PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.
"I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY ΤΟ THANK MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THEIR ABLE COUNSEL AND UNSTINTING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING AND SELECTION PROCESSES.
THE UK/HK SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FULL-COST AWARDS COVERING TUITION FEES, COLLEGE FEES WHERE REQUIRED, PERSONAL MAINTENANCE AND AIRFARES. "ACH SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE WORTH 9,000 11,000 POUND STERLING A YEAR.
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COURTESY CALL ON DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE
THE NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF YAN CHAI HOSPITAL TODAY (MONDAY) PAID A COURTESY CALL ON THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, TO DISCUSS THE HOSPITAL'S WELFARE PROJECTS IN THE COMING YEAR.
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, MADAM YEUNG KAM-CHUN, REVEALED THAT PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE INCLUDED A CARE AND ATTENTION HOME IN KWAI CHUNG AND TWO HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY IN SHA TIN AND TSING YI.
THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO ACTIVELY PURSUING THE FEASIBILITY OF OPERATING A NURSERY IN TSING YI AND ANOTHER CARE AND ATTENTION HOME IN KWAI CHUNG.
MRS WONG NOTED THAT RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE ALREADY ENJOYING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES THROUGH THE HOSPITAL'S CURRENT NETWORK OF SIX CHILD CARE CENTRES, AS WELL AS A HOSTEL AND A SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY.
SHE BELIEVED THAT THE PLANNED PROJECTS WOULD BE A WELCOME BOOST AND PLEDGED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD GIVE THE HOSPITAL ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION IN BRINGING THEM TO FRUITION.
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