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TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1976

WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE

TO CELEBRATE 16TH ANNIVERSARY *****

THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE WILL CELEBRATE ITS 16TH ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) WITH A PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

THE PROGRAMME INCLUDES A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION ON THE WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER WELFARE AGENCIES OPERATING IN THE CENTRE.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE OPENED AT 3 P.M. OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE MR. LAM KWOK-WAN, HEAD OF THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE THREE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN THE

CENTRE.

THE CENTRE, SITUATED IN LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE, IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY CENTRE IN HONG KONG. LIKE OTHER COMMUNITY CENTRES, IT HOUSES A VARIETY OF SERVICES UNDER ONE ROOF.

THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT INCLUDE A CLUB FOR 50 DEAF CHILDREN RUN BY THE REHABILITATION DIVISION A LIBRARY WITH NEARLY 12,000 REGISTERED READERS AND A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION.

VOLUNTARY WELFARE ORGANISATIONS OPERATING IN THE CENTRE INCLUDE THE WONG TAI SIN PRACTICAL TRAINING CENTRE WHICH PROVIDES 400 PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADUATES WITH BASIC COURSES IN REFRIGERATION, AIR-CONDITIONING, ELECTRICAL TRADES, AND MOTORCAR AND FISHING BOAT MAINTENANCE.

THE CHINESE Y.M.C.A. HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN 16 AND 25 TO DEVELOP THEIR INTERESTS AND SKILLS IN SPORT, DRAMA AND VARIOUS FORMS OF ART AND HANDICRAFT WHILE THE SISTERS OF IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY'S OPERATES A DAY NURSERY FOR A MAXIMUM OF 225 CHILDREN BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE YEARS OLD.