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SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1977

LADY MACLEHOSE TO VISIT SCHOOL AND CHILDREN'S RECEPTION CENTRE

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LADY MACLEHOSE WILL VISIT THE TSZ WAN SHAN RED CROSS SCHOOL AND THE CHUK YUEN CHILDREN'S RECEPTION CENTRE IN KOWLOON ON MONDAY (JANUARY 31) MORNING.

THE SCHOOL AIMS TO PROVIDE A SECURE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH HANDICAPPED CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND EXPLORE, ADJUST AND INTEGRATE

MANAGED BY THE HONG KONG RED CROSS, THE SCHOOL HAS, AT PRESENT, A CAPACITY OF 90 PUPILS.

CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED IN GROUPS OF 10 TO 20 CHILDREN, RANGING FROM SEPCIAL CLASSES, JUNIOR 1 TO 6. THE SPECIAL CLASSES ARE SET UP TO MEET THE NEED OF MULTIPLE-HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.

LADY MACLEHOSE WILL BE MET ON HER ARRIVAL BY MR. T.C. CHENG CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOLS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG RED CROSS- MRS. GENNIE LEE, SUPERVISOR OF THE SCHOOL AND MRS. LAM MA FUNG-YAN, PRINCIPAL.

AFTER SPENDING ABOUT HALF AN HOUR TOURING THE SCHOOL, LADY MACLEHOSE WILL PROCEED TO THE CHUK YUEN CHILDREN'S RECEPTION CENTRE. THERE SHE WILL BE RECEIVED BY MR. JIMMY SWEETMAN, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, AND TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE PREMISES BY MRS. LU CHENG YUK-YIP, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CENTRE.

OPERATED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE CENTRE PROVIDES TEMPORARY CARE FOR A CAPACITY OF 80 CHILDREN UNDER EIGHT YEARS OLD.

THE CHILDREN INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE ABANDONED, FOUND WANDERING ON THE STREET, ILLEGITIMATE BABIES, AND CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE VISITS. LADY MACLEHOSE WILL ARRIVE AT THE TSZ WAN SHAN RED CROSS SCHOOL AT BLOCK 47, TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATE, AT ABOUT 10.30 A.M. AND AT THE CHUK YUEN CHILDREN'S RECEPTION CENTRE AT NO. 1 LUNG FUNG STREET, WONG TAI SIN AT ABOUT 11 A.M.

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