SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1991
PUBLIC URGED TO SUPPORT CHILD SPONSORSHIP SCHEME
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WELFARE, SOCIAL
MRS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TODAY (SATURDAY) CALLED ON THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE TO LEUNG KUK'S CHILD SPONSORSHIP SCHEME FOR THE BENEFIT RESIDENTIAL CARE.
ROSE GOODSTADT, SUPPORT THE PO OF CHILDREN IN
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SPONSORS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE PO LEUNG KUK
GOODSTADT SAID THE SCHEME, DAY AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH STADIUM, MRS
CHILDREN WHICH HAD BEEN IN OPERATION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, GAVE THE A SENSE OF LOVE AND CARE WHICH WAS VITAL TO THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
"THROUGH REGULAR VISITS AND
ATTENTION BY THE SPONSORS, THE WIDEN THEIR SOCIAL CIRCLE
CHILDREN AT PO LEUNG KUK WILL BE ABLE TO AND INCREASE THEIR CONTACTS WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD," SHE SAID.
MRS
GOODSTADT AND DAY NURSERIES DEVELOPMENT IN HONG MOTHERS
TURNING TO THE GOVERNMENT'S CHILD CARE SERVICES, SAID THE INTRODUCTION OF SUCH SERVICES AS CRECHES WAS NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE RAPID ECONOMIC KONG AND THE CORRESPONDING INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF AND SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES.
WORKING
SHE SAID
THE
SOCIAL
WELFARE
DEPARTMENT HAD
BEEN
WORKING FOSTER
CLOSELY WITH NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS TO DEVELOP "PRIORITY CARE SERVICE" AND "SMALL GROUP HOMES"
TO HAVE A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT, FAMILY-LIKE ENVIRONMENT, SHE ADDED.
"IT IS HOPED THAT THESE PROGRAMMES COULD
GIVEN THE CHANCE OF
ENABLE THE CHILDREN LIVING IN A
DISABLED SOCIAL WORKER AWARDED
TWENTY-NINE-YEAR-OLD LEUNG SAI-CHEUNG IS NEVER DETERRED BY
DISABILITY.
HIS
WORK
SOCIAL ASSISTANT WHATEVER THAT COMES ITS
ON THE CONTRARY, THE WHEELCHAIR-BOUND OFFICER IS DETERMINED TO TACKLE HIS WORK WAY.
JOINT
AND HIS DETERMINATION PAID OFF TODAY OF AWARDED THE OUTSTANDING DISABLED PERSON
COUNCIL FOR THE PRESENTED BY THE
CLUB OF ADMIRALTY DISABLED AND THE ROTARY CONTRIBUTION TO COMMUNITY.
THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL
WAS
(SATURDAY) WHEN HE 1991, AN AWARD JOINTLY
AND PHYSICALLY
MENTALLY
OF
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MR WELFARE,
M.D.
RECOGNITION
CARTLAND,
HIS
SAID MR
LEUNG HAD SUCCUMBED HIS DISABILITY AND TURNED IT INTO A STRENGTH HELPED HIM DEVELOP A CAREER IN SOCIAL WORK.
THAT
/HAVING WORKED
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