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Thursday, December 7, 1972

LOTTERIES FUND GRANTS FOR NURSERY PROJECTS

Grants totalling $120,000 have been allocated from the Lotteries

Fund in aid of three voluntary agencies setting up non-profit-making day

nurseries in housing estates to meet the increasing demand for child care

services and facilities.

The Gospel Preaching Group and the Christian Faith Hope Mission have

been granted $30,000 each to set up day nurseries in the Sau Mau Ping Resettlement

Estate.

The Kindness Day Nursery set up by the Gospel Preaching Group can

accommodate 100 children between the ages of two and six.

Premises with an area of 3,000 square feet has been granted to the

Group on the fifth floor and roof area of the second Welfare Building in

the estate.

The Christian Faith Hope Mission has been granted six bays on the

ground floor of Block 29 of the estate to set up a nursery with an accommodation

of 50 children.

year.

The Mission expects the nursery to be ready for operation early next

In October, the Salvation Army started a day nursery in the Wah Fu

Estate in Aberdeen which can accommodate 100 children.

This is the first day nursery to be set up within the estate.

Two floors have been rented in Wah Sang House as nursery premises, and

a grant of $60,000 had been allocated from the Lotteries Fund to help meet the

cost of furniture, and other equipments, as well as fitting out.

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