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TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1996

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MORE CHILD CARE CENTRES TO BE BUILT

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THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO BUILD 33 MORE SUBVENTED CHILD CARE CENTRES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO COPE WITH DEMAND, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS EVELYN DOE, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE ON TING CHILDREN GARDEN OPERATED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES WOMEN AND JUVENILES WELFARE ASSOCIATION, MRS DOE SAID THERE HAD BEEN AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES BECAUSE MORE YOUNG MOTHERS WERE WORKING.

+ THE DEMAND FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL GROW EVEN FURTHER AS MORE FAMILIES WILL MOVE INTO NEW TOWNS WITH THE GROWTH IN POPULATION AND THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, SHE SAID.

SHE NOTED THAT SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1965, THE NE TERRITORIES WOMEN AND JUVENILES WELFARE ASSOCIATION HAD SET UP THREE CHILD CARE CENTRES, AS WELL AS KINDERGARTENS, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, CLINICS AND WELFARE CENTRES TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE ASSOCIATION PLANNED TO BUILD THREE MORE CHILD CARE CENTRES IN SHA TIN, TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.

MRS DOE SAID THE ON TING CHILDREN GARDEN WAS THE THIRD CHILD CARE CENTRE RUN BY THE ASSOCIATION. IT WAS WELL-EQUIPPED AND WOULD SERVE FAMILIES IN ON TING AND YAU OF ESTATES IN TUEN MUN AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS.

SHE ALSO COMMENDED THE ASSOCIATION FOR ITS CONTINUOUS SERVICES FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

UK MINISTER ON TWO-DAY VISIT

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BRITISH MINISTER FOR THE ARTS, MR RICHARD LUCE, WILL VISIT HONG KONG ON THURSDAY (APRIL 24) AND FRIDAY (APRIL 25) AFTER TOUR IN CHINA.

DURING HIS STAY, MR LUCE WILL BE BRIEFED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON LOCAL ARTS MATTERS,

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/HE WILL