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Tuesday, February 27, 1973

VISITS TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES BY WIFE OF

DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE

Firs. Li Fook-kow, wife of the Director of Social Welfare,

will be making a series of weekly visits to centres operated by

voluntary social welfare agencies during the next two months.

The visits will start on Thursday, March 1, when Mrs. Li

will go to "estern District for a tour of the Ling Yuet Sin Infants'

Home and the Women's Welfare Club Nursery, both of which are

subvented by Government.

She will be accompanied by Mrs. Cynthia Lee Young,

Principal Social Welfare Officer of the estern District Office

of the Social Welfare Department.

Mrs. Li will arrive at the Ling Yuet Sin Infants' Home,

54 Pokfulam Road, at 10:10 a.m.

She will be met by the superintendent, Mother Ginglietta

Tomasetto, and spend 50 minutes touring the home, which is operated

by Sisters of the Canossian Convent.

It provides short-term accommodation for a maximum of

60 infants from birth up to the age of six, and a day nursery for

80 children between the ages of three and six.

At 11:15 a.¤, Irs, Li will arrive at the Women's Welfare Club

Nursery, 60 Bridges Street, where she will be met by the president

of the Club, lrs. Cheung Young Tai-fun, and two other officials.

She will spend 30 minutes touring the nursery which provides

day care services for 160 children aged from two to six.

Note to Editors:

You are invited to send a reporter/photographer to cover irs. Li's visits.