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TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1982

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ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF TWO PROMINENT CHEST PHYSICIANS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1976, THE GOVERNMENT DEGAN DEVELOPING THE GRANTHAM HOSPITAL FROM A PRINCIPALLY TB HOSPITAL TO A CARD10- THORACIC CENTRE.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

THE KWOK TAK SENG HEART CENTRE AT THE GRANTHAM HOSPITAL

AT WONG CHUK HANG ROAD, WILL BE OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, AT 3 PM, ON THURSDAY (MARCH 11).

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

WONG TAI SIN CDO TO FOSTER VOLUNTEER PROJECT

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A LARGE-SCALE 'VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROJECT' IS BEING ORGANISED IN WONG TAI SIN TO FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING AMONG YOUTHS IN THE DISTRICT AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO OFFER THEIR SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AREA.

JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD, THE WONG TAI SIN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, THE WONG TAI SIN SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE OF THE YWCA AND VARIOUS AREA COMMITTEES IN THE DISTRICT, THE PROJECT WILL START AS A TRAINING CAMP FOR 90 PARTICIPANTS.

THE CAMP WILL LAST FOR THREE DAYS AND TWO NIGHTS AND WILL BE HELD AT SAI KUNG FROM APRIL 3 TO 5.

THROUGHOUT THE CAMP, A SERIES OF WELL-PLANNED PROGRAMMES WILL BE CONDUCTED TO EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VOLUNTEERING.

THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BRIEFED ABOUT WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT AND VARIOUS MEANS WILL BE ADOPTED TO IMPART TO THEM THE SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEER WORK.

AFTER THE TRAINING CAMP THEY WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THEIR KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICE THROUGH A LARGE-SCALE COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECT FOR THE SOUTH SUB-DISTRICT OF WONG TAI SIN IN NOVEMBER, A CITY DISTRICT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE FINAL GOAL IS TO FORM THEM INTO A TRAINED, WELL-ORGANISED AND ESTABLISHED VOLUNTEER GROUP UNDER THE WONG TAI SIN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, HE SAID.

ANY YOUTH AGED 15 OR ABOVE LIVING IN WONG TAI SIN CAN APPLY TO JOIN THE PROJECT, AND CAN APPROACH THE YWCA OFFICE ON THE ROOFTOP OF BLOCK 14, LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE BEFORE MARCH 20.

DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE ENQUIRY COUNTERS OF THE WONG TAI SIN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE YWCA OR BY TELEPHONING 3-283115 AND 3-222261.

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