SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1992
PLACE
UNDER-PRIVILEDGED
ACT AS
THE OBJECTIVE OP FOSTERING IS ΤΟ CHILDREN IN A STABLE FAMILY WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN PARENTS UNTIL THE CHILD CAN RETURN TO HIS NATURAL PARENTS,
SUBSTITUTE
AT PRESENT, ABOUT 200 CHILDREN ARE LIVING IN HOMES OF OVER 140
FOSTER PARENTS.
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FAMILIES TO
SOME FOSTER CHILDREN HAVE NO PARENTS OR IMMEDIATE TAKE CARE OF THEM. SOME HAVE TO SEPARATE FROM THEIR FAMILIF" BECAUSE OF FAMILY PROBLEM, IMPRISONMENT OR ILLNESS AND SO ON.
TO MEET FURTHER EXPANSION OF THE SERVICE, THE CENTRAL CARE UNIT OF SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT PLANS TO RECRUIT MOPE PARENTS THIS YEAR.
FOSTER
FOSTER
AGED
"FAMILIES WHICH CAN PROVIDE FOSTER SERVICE ΤΟ CHILDREN BETWEEN SIX AND 10, THOSE WHICH CAN LOOK AFTER TWO CHILDREN OR MORE AT ONE TIME AND THOSE WHICH WILL TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS ARE MOST WELCOME."
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THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED TO BECOME A FOSTER PARENTS CAN MAKE FURTHER ENQUIRIES ON TEL. 852 4596 OR 852 4599, OR CALL AT THE CENTRAL FOSTER CARE UNIT AT FOURTH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38
PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.
APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR OPERATING COMMUNITY CENTRE
OF
VOLUNTARY AGENCIES MAY NOW APPLY TO USE THE OFFICE PREMISES THE HIN KENG NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE · IN ЗНА ΤΙΝ TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES TO LOCAL RESIDENTS.
THE CENTRE, LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND FIRST FLOOR, IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR. IT HAS AN AREA OF 278 SQUARE METRES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT A PROPOSAL STATING THE NATURE OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICE то BE PROVIDED, THE TARGET CLIENTELE. FEES AND CHARGES, STAFFING, DETAILS OF SPONSORS, AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ORGANISATION IN PROVIDING THE PROPOSED SERVICES.
THE SUCCESSFUL ORGANISATION WILL BE REQUIRED ΤΟ HELP THE DISTRICT OFFICE MANAGE THE CENTRE, INCLUDING THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE CENTRE, KEEPING CUSTODY OF KEYS, MANNING THE ENQUIRY COUNTER, OPENING FACILITIES TO OTHER ORGANISATIONS, AND ACCEPTING BOOKINGS FROM THE PUBLIC.
APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO STATE IN THE PROPOSAL THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO TAKE UP THESE RESPONSIBILITIES AND THAT THEY WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES FOR A YEARS, HE ADDED.
PERIOD OF THREE
/THE SPOKESMAN