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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1977

DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS TO VISIT CRECHE AND NURSERY

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THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. JOHN WALDEN, WILL VISIT THE PO LEUNG KUK DOROTHY LEE CRECHE AND THE PO LEUNG KUK LAM TIN NURSERY ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 2) TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE NURSERY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE KUK IN THE LAM TIN AREA.

HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MRS. MAXIME LI KWOK, CHAIRMAN OF PO LEUNG KUK- MRS. KITTY SIU HON-SUM, VICE-CHAIRMAN= MRS. LAI IP KAM-LUEN AND MR. LI SZE-KING, DIRECTORS OF THE KUK, AND MR. LEUNG CHIU-MAN, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (KWUN TONG).

MR. WALDEN WILL TOUR ROUND THE PREMISES AND SEE THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES OF THE CRECHE AS WELL AS THE NURSERY.

THE FACILITIES IN THE CRECHE INCLUDE AN ACTIVITY ROOM, A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ROOM, AN ISOLATION ROOM AND GENERAL OFFICE SPACE. THE CRECHE IS PRESENTLY STAFFED BY TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL COMPRISING ONE SUPERVISOR, SIX WORKERS AND FOUR AMAHS.

BABIES OF THREE MONTHS TO TWO YEARS OF AGE FROM POOR FAMILIES ARE QUALIFIED FOR ADMISSION AND THE FEE IS $70 A MONTH WITH THE DEFICIT BEING PARTLY COVERED BY A SUBSIDY FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

THE PO LEUNG KUK'S LAM TIN NURSERY OCCUPIES A TOTAL FLOOR SPACE OF OVER 6,000 SQUARE FEET. VARIOUS FACILITIES IN THE NURSERY INCLUDE AN ACTIVITY ROCK, A MUSIC ROOM, A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ROOM, AN ISOLATION WARD AND A GENERAL OFFICE.

LIKE THE CRECHE, THE NURSERY IS SUBSIDISED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT. A NOMINAL FEE OF $40 A MONTH IS CHARGED.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. MR. WALDEN WILL ARRIVE AT THE CRECHE AT 2.45 P.M. ON THAT DAY.