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THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1988
ACTING GOVERNOR VISITS WELFARE FACILITIES
THE ACTING GOVERNOR. SIR DAVID FORD, TODAY WELFARE FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN.
(THURSDAY) VISITED
WELFARE, MRS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL
ELIZABETH DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE (FAMILY FIRST VISITED THE CHAN KWUN
WONG, AND THE ACTING ASSISTANT WELFARE), MR ALEXANDER FUNG, SIR DAVID TUNG CARE AND ATTENTION HOME IN KOWLOON TONG.
HE LEARNED THAT THE HOME, OPERATED BY THE ASIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE, A TOTAL OF 100 CARE-AND-ATTENTION PLACES AND 50 AGED HOME PROVIDED
REASONS, PLACES FOR THOSE ELDERLY WHO, FOR PERSONAL, SOCIAL OR HEALTH WERE IN NEED OF RESIDENTIAL CARE.
THE MR YEUNG
OF IN THE COMPANY OF CHAIRMAN HE THEN TOURED THE PREMISES LEAGUE, MADAM LIN HON-YING, AND SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HOME, WAI-TSANG.
OPERATED BY THE
SIR DAVID NEXT CALLED ON THE SHA KOK NURSERY NEW KOWLOON WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION IN SHA KOK ESTATE, SHA TIN.
AND PRE-PRIMARY THE NURSERY PROVIDES DAY CARE 100 CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX YEARS.
PROGRAMMBS
FOR
YANG
SHU CHENG-SUN, BRIEFED SIR DAVID TO THE DIFFERENT STAGES
AND
ON
OF
THE ASSOCIATION, MRS CHAIRMAN OF SUPERVISOR OF THE NURSERY, MADAM LAU BIO-YEE, HOW PROGRAMMES WERE TAILORED ACCORDING DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN.
SIR DAVID LASTLY VISITED A CHILDREN'S HOME IN SHA
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
TIN RUN
BY
AGED THREE TO CANNOT
THE HOME CATERS FOR 40 CHILDREN OF BOTH SEXES, EIGHT. THEY ARE EITHER ABANDONED, ORPHANED, OR FOR SOME REASON BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THEIR OWN FAMILIES.
UNDER
PRE-PRIMARY SIX, WHILE
ARE PROGRAMMES THOSE WHO ARE OF
PROVIDED FOR
SCHOOL AGE
CHILDREN WHO ARE ARE ENROLLED IN
LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS.
RECREATIONAL AND
CHILDREN DURING THEIR FREE TIME AND WEEKENDS.
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE ORGANISED. FOR
THE
MANNIE
TOLD LAI,
SIR
DAVID
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HOME, MRS
A WARM, LOVING AND CARING
THAT GREAT EFFORTS WERE MADE TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CHILDREN TO GROW AND DEVELOP.
WERE ORGANISED FOR
SIR DAVID ALSO SAW HOW SPECIAL PROGRAMMES THE OLDER CHILDREN WHO WERE NOW ON THEIR SUMMER HOLIDAY.
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