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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1979
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS MAKE MAJOR CONTRIBUTION
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THE STABILITY, PROSPERITY AND PROGRESS OF HONG KONG SOCIETY DEPEND ON CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND ALL CITIZENS, THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR E.P. HO SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH, HONG KONG SYNOD FORTNIGHT AND THE DEDICATION OF THE LUI MING CHOI LUTHERAN COLLEGE, MR HO PRAISED THE CHURCH FOR ITS ENTHUSIASM IN ASSISTING THE GOVERNMENT IN IMPLEMENTING ITS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND ITS ENDEAVOURS IN PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES.
HE SAID THAT THE CHURCH WAS NOW OPERATING 21 SCHOOLS FOR BOTH NORMAL AND HANDICAPPED STUDENTS, WITH 580 TEACHERS EDUCATING 16 000 PUPILS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE LUI MING CHOI LUTHERAN COLLEGE IS THE NEWEST AMONG THESE SCHOOLS AND IS PARTICIPATING IN THE PHASED CONVERSION SCHEME OF PER CAPUT GRANT SCHOOLS INTO AIDED SCHOOLS, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 1982.
+THESE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN RECEIVING GOVERNMENT AID IN ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND THE CHURCH IS APPLYING TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR ONE ADDITIONAL AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL, TWO MORE AIDED SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND FOR EXPANDING AN EXISTING SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, HE ADDED.
IN THE FIELD OF OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES, HE CONTINUED, THE CHURCH IS OPERATING EIGHT CENTRES, CATERING TO THE NEEDS OF THE BLIND, THE DEAF, THE YOUNG AND THE ELDERLY. IT IS EXPECTING TO OPEN THREE MORE CENTRES DURING THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
+THE CHURCH HAS PIONEERED A SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING PROGRAMME AND HAS RECENTLY BEGUN PROGRAMMES OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK, WELFARE RELIEF, UNITED YOUTH FELLOWSHIP AND LUTHERAN BAND. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THESE MULTI-FACETED SERVICES ARE WELL-RECEIVED BY THE COMMUNITY.+
MR HO SAID THAT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHURCH WERE WORKING TOGETHER ON THE HO MAN TIN DISTRICT MARTHA BOSS COMMUNITY CENTRE PROJECT WHICH, UPON COMPLETION, WOULD PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING GROUP AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, FAMILY SERVICES, AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES.
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