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SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1975

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WELFARE BUILDING CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING IN WESTERN LAM TIN ESTATE IN KOWLOON WILL BE CELEBRATING ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY NEXT MONTH,

TO MARK THE OCCASION, A SERIES OF COMPETITIONS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ORGANISED BY THE BUILDING'S MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WHICH COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DIFFERENT WELFARE AGENCIES ACCOMMODATED IN THE BUILDING.

THESE WILL INCLUDE A CHINESE ESSAY COMPETITION FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS. THIS WILL BE IN TWO SECTIONS - ONE FOR STUDENTS IN FORM 3 OR ABOVE WHO WILL HAVE TO DO AN ESSAY OF 600 WORDS, AND THE OTHER FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS AND THOSE UP TO FORM 2 WHO WILL HAVE TO WRITE AN ESSAY OF 250 WORDS. EACH GROUP WILL BE GIVEN A CHOICE OF THREE SUBJECTS TO WRITE.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS AUGUST 10 AND ESSAYS SHOULD DE SENT TO THE ESTATE COMMUNITY WORK OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING IN KAI TIN ROAD, LAM TIN ESTATE.

WINNERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 19.

IN ADDITION TO THE COMPETITIONS, INDIVIDUAL AGENCIES IN THE BUILDING, SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT'S KAI YIN TRAINING CENTRE FOR . MENTALLY RETARDED YOUNG PERSONS AND THE Y.M.C.A. CENTRE WILL ALSO BE ORGANISING SEPARATE GAMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR MEMBERS.

THE ESTATE WELFARE BUILDING IS ONE OF SEVEN OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN HOUSING ESTATES.

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