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Thursday, November 8, 1973
EXTENSION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES TO RURAL VILLAGES
The Hobile Library Service operated by the Group and Community
Work Division of the Social Welfare Department, has been re-organized
and renamed the Library and Rural Mobile Services Unit.
"The prevailing feature of the re-organization is the setting
up of a nobile children and youth service team for rural villages," said
Mr. Wong Pak-chuen, Officer-in-charge of the Unit.
"This re-organization is in line with the Five-Year Plan for
Social Welfare development in Hong Kong," he said.
As a result of the re-organization, two types of service are
now being provided by the Unit.
The first is the library service for which a total of 27 direct
and 15 indirect library stations, spread all over the New Territories,
have been established. They are served by two large mobile library vans.
The monthly attendance and book circulation at these stations
are approximately 7,000 and 10,000 respectively.
The children and youth service is the second branch of the Unit.
Its programme covers direct recreational services, entertainment
parties and assistance in the formation of self-programming groups.
At present, this branch provides services at Tuen Mun, Castle
Peak Housing Estate, So Kwan Wat, Tai Lam Chung in the Castle Peak district
and Lam Tsuen in the Tai Po district.
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