XN000022-1976-12-28 — Page 8

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1976

IN CASES WHERE YOUNG ORPHANS ARE LEFT BEHIND, SWD WORKERS ALSO TAKE UP THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FINDING SUITABLE GUARDIANS OR OTHER HOMES. IF A MOTHER GOES TO HOSPITAL AND HER CHILDREN ARE LEFT WITH NO ONE TO CARE FOR, SOCIAL WORKERS WILL IMMEDIATELY SEE THAT THEY ARE LOOKED AFTER IN THE CHUK YUEN CHILDREN'S RECEPTION CENTRE.

SUICIDE ATTEMPTS OR WHERE A PERSON'S DEATH HAS PRODUCED EXTRAORDINARY GRIEF OR UNDUE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS ON A FAMILY MEMBER, LONG-TERM COUNSELLING WORK BY PROFESSIONAL WORKERS IS ARRANGED TO TRY TO RESTORE MENTAL WELL-BEING.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE INITIATIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF IN GOING OUT TO FIND THE AFFECTED FAMILIES, RATHER THAN TO WAIT FOR THEM TO COME FORWARD, SAVED A LOT OF TIME BEFORE FINANCIAL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GIVEN.

+THIS, TOGETHER WITH A SHOW OF GENUINE CONCERN AND SYMPATHY, CAN GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS TIDING THEM OVER THESE TIMES OF DISTRESS, + HE SAID.

+VICTIMS OF OTHER MAJOR DISASTERS SUCH AS FIRES, LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS ARE PROVIDED WITH ON-THE-SPOT ASSISTANCE BY OUR EMERGENCY RELIEF TEAMS, HE ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT AN AVERAGE OF 100 CASES ARE INITIATED EVERY YEAR AS A RESULT OF FOLLOWING REPORTS IN THE NEWS MEDIA APART FROM CASES REFERRED TO THEM BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS.

+ IN THIS CONNECTION, FAST, ACCURATE,

FAST, ACCURATE, AND IN-DEPTH REPORTS OF SUCH CASES IN THE MEDIA ARE INVALUABLE BOTH TO US AND TO THE FAMILIES CONCERNED, HE SAID.

WATER CUT

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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES I MONG KOKILL EE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 30) TO EXABLE THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY CUT A NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE SOUNDED EY NATHAN ROAD, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, NULLAH ROAD, TUNG CHOI STREET AND ARGYLE STREET, INCLUDING SAI YEUNG CHCI STREET, FIFE STREET, YONG KOK ROAD, ELTE STREET AND MONG KCK MARKET.

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