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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1978

DHA TO VISIT CHILDREN'S TRAINING CENTRE

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THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. JOHN WALDEN, WILL VISIT PO LEUNG KUK'S KWAI SHING CHILDREN'S TRAINING CENTRE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) MORNING.

ESTABLISHED ON MARCH 2, 1978, IT IS A RESIDENTIAL-REHABILITATION CENTRE FOR THE SEVERE GRADE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.

THE CENTRE IS ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF BLOCKS 13 AND 14 OF KWAI SHING (EAST) ESTATE AND ITS FACILITIES INCLUDE FIVE LIVING QUARTERS, 10 CLASS-ACTIVITY ROOMS, ONE MEDICAL-SICK ROOM, THREE OFFICE-STAFF ROOMS, ONE KITCHEN AND ONE LAUNDRY ROOM.

THE CENTRE IS STAFFED BY 53 PROFESSIONAL AND 25 SUPPORTING STAFF. IT NOW PROVIDES LONG-TERM PROTECTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES TO 50 FEMALE RESIDENTS AND 30 DAY TRAINEES OF BOTH SEXES AGED BETWEEN SIX AND 16.

AT PRESENT, THE CENTRE IS PARTLY SUPPORTED BY THE LOTTERIES FUND AND THE KUK SUBSIDISES $20 PER MONTH TOWARDS EACH CHILD'S LIVING COST. A NOMINAL FEE OF $130 IS CHARGED FOR EVERY RESIDENT AND $50 FOR EVERY DAY TRAINEE PER MONTH.

MR. WALDEN WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY MR. MARVYN LAW, KUK CHAIRMAN, MR. VINCENT WOO, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND SIX DIRECTORS AND MR. STEPHEN HO, CHIEF LIAISON OFFICER OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE VISIT OF MR. JOHN WALDEN, DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, TO PO LEUNG KUK'S KWAI SHING CHILDREN'S TRAINING CENTRE TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT 11 A.M.

TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND WILL BE LEAVING THE PO LEUNG KUK CAMPUS IN LEIGHTON ROAD AT 10 A.M. SHARP.

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