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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1982

ON FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE AND SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT YOUTH CENTRES, THE RESPONDENTS SHOWED THAT THEY JOINED THE FUNCTIONS WITHOUT REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO WHICH DEPARTMENT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ORGANISATION.

+IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THIS SITUATION, THE DISTRICT BOARD AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED ARE PLANNING TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE,+ MRS LO SAID,

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S CONFERENCE WERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LEE LAP-SUN THE SURVEY'S PROJECT DIRECTOR, DR LIAO KUANG- SHENG; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MR JEREMIAH WONG KÚT-HUNG: SENIOR RECREATION AND SPORT OFFICER, KOWLOON EAST, MR MARCUS LEE SZE-HUNG; AND DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MR LOK MAN-PAN.

APPLICATIONS FOR WELFARE PREMISES INVITED *****

SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND COMMUNITY CENTRES WILL RECEIVE A MAJOR BOOST AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 6 000 SQUARE METRES OF PREMISES BEING RESERVED FOR WELFARE USE,

VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND OTHER BODIES ARE BEING INVITED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR THE PREMISES, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED IN NINE HOUSING ESTATES DUE FOR COMPLETION OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

ADDITIONAL PREMISES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FUTURE LOK WAH ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

+TO BE IN LINE WITH THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN ON SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT AND TO ENABLE MORE REALISTIC PLANNING, ONLY THOSE PREMISES WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE SEPTEMBE、 1987 ARE INCLUDED IN THE LATEST LIST OF WELFARE PREMISES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE LIST HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT TO VOLUNTARY AGENCIES FOR PLANNING AND EARLY APPLICATION.

THE PREMISES, RANGING IN AREA FROM 169 TO 1 869 SQUARE METRES, WILL BE USED FOR TWO SOCIAL CENTRES AND TWO HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY, FOUR HALF-WAY HOUSES FOR THE EX-MENTALLY ILL AND ONE DAY-WORK ACTIVITY CENTRE FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PEOPLE.

OTHER SERVICES PLANNED INCLUDE THREE NURSERIES TO BE LOCATED AT THE CHEUNG CHING - CHEUNG HONG ESTATE ON TSING YI ISLAND, THE CHUN SHEK ESTATE IN SHA TIN AND THE LOK WAH ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE AT THE EAST NGAU TAU KOK ESTATE.

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