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SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1991

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BRIEFING SESSIONS ON ADOPTION WELL RECEIVED

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MORE THAN 50 COUPLES WHO ARE KEEN ON KNOWING MORE ABOUT ADOPTION ATTENDED A BRIEFING SESSION AT THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S LADY TRENCH TRAINING CENTRE THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING.

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"IT IS ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT QUITE A LARGE NUMBER PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING WARDS OF DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, A DISTRICT OFFICER OF THE SWD, MRS LESLIE HUNG, SAID.

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SHE SAID IN VIEW OF THE GOOD RESPONSE FROM THE APPLICANTS, ADOPTION UNIT HAD TO HOLD MORE BRIEFING SESSIONS.

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"THIS TIME, WE HAVE ALSO CHANGED THE VENUE ΤΟ OUR TRAINING CENTRE WHERE WE CAN BRIEF AS MANY AS 51 COUPLES ON THE GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS OF MEANING AND COMMITMENT OF ADOPTION, MRS HUNG ADDED.

THE APPLICANTS COULD ACQUIRE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ADOPTION SERVICE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SERVICE THROUGH DISCUSSIONS, SHE NOTED.

"IT IS HOPED THAT OUR EFFORTS WOULD AUGUR WELL IN HELPING ABANDONED CHILDREN ON OUR ADOPTION LIST TO LEAD A NORMAL FAMILY LIFE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE," SHE SAID.

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FRESH WATER CUT IN WESTERN DISTRICT * * * * * *

FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN THE WESTERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON MONDAY (APRIL 29) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE 2-54 AND 60 POK FU LAM ROAD, 5-131 AND 2-116 FIRST STREET, 1-121B AND 2-118 SECOND STREET. 1-127B AND 2-106 THIRD STREET, 3-119 AND 2B-126 HIGH STREET, 5-45 AND 24-36 WESTERN STREET, 46-50 AND 27-51 CENTRE STREET, 23A-43 AND 36-42 EASTERN STREET, AND 18-27 HING HON ROAD.

PREMISES IN SAI WA LANE, WESTERN GARDEN, YU PO LANE, NG FUK

DAVID LANE, FUK SAU LANE, SHEUNG FUNG LANE, TAK SING LANE,

LANE, UN FUK LANE, UI ON LANE, KWOK HING LANE, YU LOK LANE, CHEUNG ON LANE, LEUNG I FONG, UN SHING LANE, WEST END TERRACE AND WESTERN DENTAL CLINIC WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED.

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