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WEDNESLY, JULY 10, 1985

AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS TO HOLD A MINI-SOCCER TOURNAMENT AT TIN WAN ESTATE WILL BE SCREENED BY THE BOARD.

OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA INCLUDE REPORTS ON MEETINGS OF THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, VARIOUS BOARD COMMITTEES AND AREA COMMITTEES.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE TRANSFER OF COMMUNITY CENTRE FACILITIES FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TO THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF THE DB FUNDS FOR MINOR IMPROVEMENT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.

OVER 11 000 CHILDREN RECEIVING FEE ASSISTANCE

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MORE THAN 22 600 CHILD CARE CENTRE PLACES ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN TWO AND SIX - COMPRISING 14 500 IN THE AIDED SECTOR AND 8 100 IN THE NON-PROFIT-MAKING OR PRIVATE SECTOR, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL'

'S SHAN KING CHILD CARE CENTRE, MRS CHAN SAID PARENTS OR GUARDIANS COULD APPLY FOR FEE ASSISTANCE IF THEY COULD NOT AFFORD THE FULL FEE CHARGED BY THESE CENTRES AND PROVE THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN AT HOME DURING THE DAY.

+FAMILIES NEEDING SUCH ASSISTANCE COULD APPLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR,+ SHE SAID.

AT THE END OF MAY, 11 328 CHILDREN WERE RECEIVING FEE ASSISTANCE.

ON THE NEW CENTRE ITSELF, MRS CHAN SAID IT WAS AN IMPORTANT WELFARE PROVISION FOR RESIDENTS OF SHAN KING ESTATE WHICH WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE A POPULATION OF ABOUT 34 000.

+1 AM SURE THIS CENTRE WILL BE A HAPPY AND SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE AT WORK, AND THAT IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE A STIMULATING AND IMAGINATIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY CAN DEVELOP THEIR ABILITIES,+ SHE SAID.

APART FROM A LOTTERIES FUND GRANT OF $378 000, THE CENTRE WAS PROVIDED WITH REFUNDS OF RENT AND RATE, AND FEE SUBSIDIES,

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