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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1981

IF BOTH EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE AGREE, ANY DAY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A STATUTORY HOLIDAY OR ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY MAY BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYEE AS A SUBSTITUTED HOLIDAY.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: FOR KOWLOON EAST 3-205638- KOWLOON WEST 3-201652- KWUN TONG 3-898520- TSUEN WAN 12-422096- TUEN MUN 12-818443 AND HONG KONG ISLAND 5-282523 EXT. 60.

SOCIAL WELFARE DIRECTOR INSPECTS MULTI-SERVICE AGENCY

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, TODAY INSPECTED THE WELFARE SERVICES PROVIDED BY A MULTI-SERVICE VOLUNTARY AGENCY IN WAN CHAI AND A NON-PROF IT-MAK I NG DAY NURSERY IN WESTERN DISTRICT.

ACCOMPANIED BY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MRS EVELYN DOE, MR ALLEYNE VISITED THE ST JAMES' SETTLEMENT WHICH HAS DEVELOPED FROM A CHILDREN'S CLUB IN 1949 INTO AN AGENCY PROVIDING WELFARE SERVICES FOR THE YOUNG, THE OLD AND THE MENTALLY DISABLED,

HE WAS MET BY THE AGENCY'S DIRECTOR, MRS GRACE WAN AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND SAW ACTIVITIES IN THE DIVISIONS OF FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE, GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK, ADULT SERVICE, AND SHELTERED WORKSHOP FOR MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS.

THE FAMILY AND CHILD WELFARE DIVISION HELPS SOLVE FAMILY PROBLEMS, RUNS A NURSERY, PROVIDES SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK, COORDINATES FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION, AND ORGANISES SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

THE ADULT SERVICE DIVISION RUNS AN OLD PEOPLE'S CENTRE AND PROVIDES HOME HELP, MEALS, HEALTH AND LAUNDRY SERVICES, WHILE THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION OPERATES A LIBRARY AND A STUDY CENTRE AND ORGANISES ACTIVITIES FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

AT THE SHELTERED WORKSHOP MR ALLEYNE WATCHED MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS DOING SIMPLE AND REMUNERATIVE WORK IN A SHELTERED ENVIRONMENT.

THE DIRECTOR LATER CALLED AT THE CHIU YANG DAY NURSERY RUN BY THE HONG KONG CHIU YANG RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION IN WESTERN DISTRICT.

HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE NURSERY'S COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR ROBIN Y.H. CHAN, AND MEMBERS ON THE DAILY OPERATION OF THE NURSERY WHICH LOOKS AFTER 60 CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX.

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