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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1974

SPECIAL RECREATIONAL SCHEME FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

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A COMMITTEE COMPRISING REPRESENTATIVES OF WELFARE AGENCIES, FACTORIES AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT HAS ESTABLISHED A RECREATIONAL SCHEME SPECIALLY FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS,. ONE OF THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.

THE INDUSTRIAL WORKERS RECREATIONAL SCHEME AS IT IS KNOWN, WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN THREE STAGES THROUGH RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, SELECTION OF MODEL WORKERS AND AN OVERSEAS WORKERS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME.

THE SCHEME WAS INITIATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER FOR WONG TAI SIN, MRS. HENRIETTA CHEN. MRS. CHEN EXPLAINS: +THE IDEA OF ORGANISING RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR FACTORY WORKERS WAS BASED ON THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY CONDUCTED BY SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY ON THEIR INTERESTS AND NEEDS. THE REPORT BROUGHT OUT THE FACT THAT INDUSTRIAL: WORKERS IN THE AREA DESPERATELY NEEDED HEALTHY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMES.+

FOLLOWING UP ON THE REPORT, A MEETING WAS HELD AMONG VARIOUS SOCIAL WELFARE AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND FACTORIES IN WONG TAI SIN, RESULTING IN AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BEING SET UP TO WORK ON A PLAN AND DEFINED TARGET AREAS.

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THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMITTEE IS MR. LEUNG CHI-HANG, DIRECTOR AND MANAGER OF STAR INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED, AND ITS CHAIRMAN THE REV. BALDWIN P.W. YEUNG. VICE CHAIRMEN ARE MRS. MABEL 0, WARDEN OF WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE- MR. NG NGOK-SHING OF THE CALVARY CHURCH SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE AND MR. WONG KWOK CHUNG OF ARVIN H.K. COMPANY LIMITED.

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE REPRESENT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICE, THE TSZ WAN SHAN ZION YOUTH CENTRE, THE Y.M.C.A. WONG TAI SIN CENTRE, THE TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATE COMMUNITY WORK OFFICE, THE SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIETY, SAN MIGUEL BREWERY AND ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY LIMITED.

TOGETHER WITH MRS. CHEN, FOUR OTHER GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES EXPERIENCED IN COMMUNITY AND RECREATION WORK IN WONG TAI SIN WILL BE ADVISING ON PROGRAMME ACTIVITIES AND SO ON. THEY ARE MR. I.R. STRACHAN, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER- MR. A. JOHNSON, URBAN SERVICES OFFICER MR. DAVID MAK, DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICER, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND MR. BENNY NG, POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER.

WHILE THESE PEOPLE WILL PROVIDE THE +BRAINS+ TO RUN THE SCHEME. FINANCING WILL COME FROM SAN MIGUEL BREWERY LIMITED, STAR INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED, ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY LIMITED AND SMART SHIRTS MANUFACTURERES LIMITED.

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/ON THE ESTABLISHMENT