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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1977

NEW NURSERY IN LEK YUEN ESTATE

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PARENTS WHO WISH TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO CHILD CARE CENTRES SHOULD FIRST FIND OUT IF THE CENTRES HAVE BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WHEN HE OPENED THE PO LEUNG KUK LEK YUEN NURSERY TODAY.

MR. LEE POINTED OUT THAT THE GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ORDINANCE IN A BID TO CONTROL AND IMPROVE THE SERVICES OF ALL CHILD CARE CENTRES AS MORE AND MORE CHILDREN WERE IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICE.

+THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN CARED FOR IN SUCH CENTRES WILL RECEIVE A SERVICE THAT IS OF POSITIVE BENEFIT TO THEM PHYSICALLY, SOCIALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND INTELLECTUALLY, HE SAID.

IN ORDER TO MEET THE INCREASING DEMAND, THE DIRECTOR SAID, THE GOVERNMENT HAD PROPOSED IN ITS SOCIAL WELFARE FIVE-YEAR PLAN THAT SUBVENTION SHOULD BE ALLOCATED TO EXPERIENCED CHILD CARE CENTRE OPERATIONS TO EXPAND THEIR SERVICES AND THAT 1,000 NEW SUBSIDISED NURSERY PLACES WOULD BE PROVIDED EVERY YEAR.

+I AM SURE THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHILD CARE CENTRES ORDINANCE WILL MARK A NEW PHASE FOR THE CHILD CARE SERVICE IN HONG KONG,+ HE SAID,

MR. LEE PRAISED THE PO LEUNG KUK FOR PROVIDING CHILD CARE SERVICE IN THE DENSELY-POPULATED ESTATES. THE LEK YUEN NURSERY IS THE TENTH CHILD CARE CENTRE OPERATED BY THE PO LEUNG KUK.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WESTERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND MONG KOK IN KOWLOON WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON THURSDAY (MARCH 17) TO ENABLE THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO CARRY OUT NIGHT LEAKAGE TESTS.

IN WESTERN DISTRICT, THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, SOUTH LANE, HILL ROAD, DES VOUEX ROAD WEST AND WESTERN STREET.

IN MONG KOK, THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY ARGYLE STREET, NATHAN ROAD, SOY STREET AND FA YUEN STREET, INCLUDING NELSON STREET, SHAN TUNG STREET, TUNG CHO STREET, SAI YEUNG CHO STREET AND QUEEN ELIZABETH YOUTH CENTRE.