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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1979

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DSW VISITS OLD PEOPLES HOME'S

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING VISITED THREE PRIVATE OLD PEOPLE'S HOMES RUN BY THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR IN NGAU CHI WAN, SAI KUNG AND ABERDEEN.

THIS WAS PART OF MR. LEE'S SERIES OF VISITS TO VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES TO UPDATE HIMSELF ON THE IR OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT OFFICER (WONG TAI SIN/SAI KUNG), MRS. LYDIA PANG HE CALLED ON THE ST. JOSEPH'S HOME FOR THE AGED IN NGAU CHI WAN AND THE BRUNA CELESTE HOME FOR THE AGED IN SAI KUNG.

HE THEN VISITED THE ST. MARY'S HOME FOR THE AGED IN ABERDEEN, WHERE HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT OFFICER (SOUTHERN), MR. WALLACE LEE.

DURING THE VISITS, MR. LEE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE SERVICES AND FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE HOMES.

HE MET STAFF OF THE HOMES AND ENQUIRED ABOUT THEIR DAILY WORK. HE ALSO TALKED TO SOME OF THE OLD PEOPLE LIVING IN THE HOMES, AND LEARNED THAT THE OLD AGE ALLOWANCE, WHICH WAS EXPANDED LAST YEAR TO PEOPLE UNDER INSTITUTIONAL CARE, HAD BEEN USEFUL IN MEETING THE VARYING NEEDS OF THE INMATES.

THE ST. JOSEPH'S HOME ACCOMMODATES 265 OLD PEOPLE- THE BRUNA CELESTE HOME, 27- AND THE ST. MARY'S HOME, 270.

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ALL THREE HOMES CATER FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE AGED OVER 60 YEARS WHO ARE UNABLE TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES AND PERSONAL CARE.

THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR IS A WORLD-WIDE RELIGIOUS WELFARE ORGANISATION WITH ITS HEADQUARTERS BASED IN FRANCE, IT OPERATES INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES FOR OLD PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.

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