TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1992
"YOU MAY HAVE HEARD MORE ABOUT HONG KONG'S COMPETITIVENESS THAN ITS CARING, MORE ABOUT ITS BUSINESS LIFE THAN ITS FAMILY ABOUT OUR PROBLEMS THAN OUR SUCCESSES," SHE SAID.
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THEREFORE, SHE URGED THEM TO WALK AROUND HONG KONG AND TO FEEL THEMSELVES THE TREMENDOUS SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND ACTIVITY WHICH FLOURISHED IN THE TERRITORY.
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IT IS ONE OF HONG KONG'S GREATEST STENGTHS. IT IS SOMETHING WORTH ENCOURAGING AND PARTICIPATING IN,'
It LADY WILSON SAID.
LADY WILSON SAID SUNRIDER'S CONTRIBUTION HAD BECOME A PART THAT CARING AND LIFE-GIVING PROCESS.
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WOMEN PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
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WOMEN ARE PLAYING A MORE ACTIVE AND POSITIVE ROLE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS NOWADAYS, LADY WILSON SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE WOMEN'S WELFARE CLUB WESTERN} DISTRICTS LUNCH, LADY WILSON SAID DEMONSTRATED HOW MUCH WOMEN COULD ACHIEVED.
( KOWLOON, EASTERN AND THE CLUB HAD VISIBLY
SHE SAID MEMBERS OF THE CLUB COULD ALL LOOK BACK WITH PRIDE AT THE MANY ACHIEVEMENTS THEY HAD MADE OVER THE PAST THREE DECADES.
LADY WILSON SAID BY RUNNING NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS, THE CLUBS HAD ENABLED MOTHERS TO GO OUT TO WORK, WHILST THEIR CHILDREN WERE WELL CARED FOR.
BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, THE CLUBS HAD EQUIPPED THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS; AND BY ORGANISING INTEREST CLASSES, THEY HAD HELPED THEM TO SPEND THEIR LEISURE TIME MORE PRODUCTIVELY.
SHE SAID IN HELPING MOTHERS, THE CLUBS WERE ALSO BENEFITTING THEIR CHILDREN AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
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"WHAT IS PERHAPS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, IS THAT YOU SHOW EXAMPLE WHICH ENCOURAGES THOSE MOTHERS TO HELP OTHERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN NEED," SHE SAID.
LADY WILSON SAID THE CLUBS ALSO EXTENDED THEIR SERVICES TO THE
ELDERLY.
"IN ESTABLISHING HOSTELS AND CENTRES FOR THEM, YOU HAVE BROUGHT LOVING CARE AND COMFORT TO MANY OLDER PEOPLE AND HAVE ENABLED THEM TO LIVE A MORE MEANINGFUL AND LIVELY SOCIAL LIFE," SHE SAID.
REALISING THAT THE CLUB HAD DEMONSTRATED GENUINE CARE AND COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG PEOPLE, LADY WILSON SAID THE COMMUNITY REASON TO BE GRATEFUL TO THEM ALL.
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