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Thursday, May 11, 1972

PROPER CO-ORDINATION OF SOCIAL VELFARE SERVICES

Significance Of Second Estate Welfare Building In Sau Mau Ping

Mr. Thomas C.Y. Lee, Deputy Director of Social Welfare, said

to-day with the growing complexity and sophistication of Hong Kong's

problems, it was only through the proper co-ordination and location

of government and voluntary services that residents could have their

needs met promptly.

He was speaking at the formal opening of the Sau Mau Ping

(South) Estate Welfare Building, the second in the area. It houses a

number of government and voluntary agencies, all working together

"under the same roof in the provision of co-ordinated welfare services."

Mr. Lee noted that with the new building, there were now six

estate welfare buildings, and three more were being planned. In all

of them, welfare services were being made possible as "an integrated

whole."

The concept of a multi-purpose building providing a variety

of services in a housing estate was unique to Hong Kong, and had proved

successful in Lam Tin, Shek Lei, Ngau Tau Kok and Taz Wan Shan, but

Mr. Lee understood that other cities in the region were interested in

Hong Kong's example and night take the idea up.

Guests attending the ceremony included Mr. Peter Chan Chi-kwan,

the Urban Councillor; Mr. Lam Chik-ho, Chairman of the Board of Directors

of the United Christian Hospital; Mr. Lee Yiu-bor, of the Gospel Preaching

Group of Overseas Chinese Christians; Mr. Wong Ping-lai, President of

/the Chinese