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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1990

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GOVERNOR CONGRATULATES YWCA FOR ITS COMMUNITY WORKS

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT IS PROBABLY NO BETTER WAY TO ENCOURAGE A SENSE OF BELONGING COMMUNITY THAN BY ENCOURAGING ITS MEMBERS TO CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER.

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SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG YWCA HEADQUARTERS AT MACDONNELL ROAD, SIR DAVID SAID THE YWCA DID THIS IN A GREAT MANY WAYS.

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"AFTER ITS FORMATION IN 1920, THE YWCA HELPED PIONEER DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN HONG KONG. SINCE THEN, IT HAS EXPANDED RAPIDLY," HE SAID.

SIR DAVID POINTED OUT THAT THE YWCA OFFERED HELPS IN YOUTH WORK. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, WELFARE SERVICES FOR WOMEN AND THE ELDERLY, ADULT AND FAMILY EDUCATION, IN ADDITION TO THE PROVISION REASONABLY PRICED ACCOMMODATION.

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BY DOING ALL THESE, SIR DAVID SAID IT HELPED TO STRENGTHEN

WHICH THE SOCIAL BONDS

WERE 80 IMPORTANT ΤΟ THE STABILITY AND WELL-BEING OF HONG KONG PEOPLE.

AS A MONUMENT TO ITS 70 YEARS OF COMMITMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT, THE YWCA NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING OPENED TODAY OFFERED A GOOD RANGE OF FACILITIES FROM DANCING ROOMS, A CHAPEL, CLASSROOMS TO A SWIMMING POOL.

"IN OTHER WORDS, THERE ARE FACILITIES HERE ΤΟ DEVELOP A WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL THROUGH EDUCATION, RECREATION AND CARE FOR OTHERS, SIR DAVID SAID.

NOT HAVE BEEN HOWEVER, THE GOVERNOR SAID THIS BUILDING WOULD

THE POSSIBLE WITHOUT VERY SUBSTANTIAL DONATIONS FROM WELL-WISHERS AND PUBLIC.

"THE SUCCESS OF THE FUND-RAISING IS A MARK OF THE RESPECT PEOPLE HAVE FOR THE YWCA, AS WELL AS A DEMONSTRATION OF THE GENEROSITY rr SIR AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP WHICH IS A NOTABLE FEATURE OF HONG KONG, DAVID STRESSED.

SIR DAVID SAID THE YWCA WAS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE

AT WORK CHRISTIANITY

IN THE COMMUNITY AND HE ASSOCIATION ON ITS IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT.

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"I HOPE THAT THE OFFICES IN THIS NEW BUILDING WILL PROVIDE ENVIRONMENT WHICH INSPIRES PLANS FOR STILL MORE ACTIVITIES, AND FURTHER EXPANSION.

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"IN THIS WAY, THE YWCA WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE, INSPIRE THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG BY ITS GOOD WORKS FUTURE, HE SAID.

ENCOURAGE

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LONG INTO

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