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Wednesday, May 17, 1972

At present, there are 12 club groups attached to the Centre and 12

interest groups.

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The Centre maintains a library stocked with more than 20,000

books aimed at youthful readership.

There are rooms available for students

to study and do their homework. The Centre also houses a blind welfare

centre where instructions are provided in braille covering Chinese, English,

arithmetic and general handicraft. Blind members also receive instructions

in mobility, personal care, individual skills and take part in recreational

activities.

Mentally-retarded children are looked after in a special training

centre set up for them. This provides social training, academic work,

pre-vocational training, and physical training.

The Centre is also concerned with family welfare, and to this

end it has encouraged the setting up of a voluntary agency within its

aegis entitled the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society, aimed at relieving

distress among families in the district by providing case-work services,

group counselling, and domestic help.

Note to editors:

You are invited to have the anniversary

celebration covered. It begins at 3 p.m. in the Centre on Friday, May 19.

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