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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1992

EXHIBITION ON TSEUNG KWAN O AND SAI KUNG DEVELOPMENT

RESIDENTS IN TSEUNG KWAN O AND SAI KUNG WILL BE ABLE ΤΟ KNOW MORE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR NEW TOWN IN AN EXHIBITION ΤΟ BE HELD FROM TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 24) TO SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 29) BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM DAILY.

THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL BE HELD AT THE KING LAM NEIGHBOURHOOD COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TSEUNG KWAN O, IS ORGANISED BY THE SOUTH EAST NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE TERRITORY

DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

IT WILL FEATURE THE DEVELOPMENT IN TSEUNG KWAN O, THE PLANNING POLICY OF THE NEW TOWN, THE STAGES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT FROM RECLAMATION, PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE ΤΟ COMMUNITY BUILDING.

VISITORS TO THE EXHIBITION WILL HAVE AN INSIGHT OF THE VARIOUS ASPECTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW TOWN AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS SUCH AS SAI KUNG THROUGH THE DISPLAY OF MODELS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS AND PLANS.

A VIDEO ON THE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO BE SHOWN AT THE

VENUE.

TRAINING COURSE FOR HEALTH WORKERS

WORKERS

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS INVITING HEALTH IN PRIVATE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY TO APPLY FOR ENROLMENT ON AN 11-WEEK TRAINING COURSE.

SCHEDULED TO START IN MID-FEBRUARY NEXT YEAR, THE COURSE AIMS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR NURSING OR MEDICAL TRAINING HONG KONG TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF SERVICE IN THESE PRIVATE HOMES.

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"LEGISLATION TO CONTROL RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IS TO BE INTRODUCED

SOON, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

UNDER THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION, NO ONE SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO BE REGISTERED AS A HEALTH WORKER FOR THE PURPOSE OF EMPLOYMENT AT A RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME WITHOUT HAVING COMPLETED A TRAINING COURSE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

"THE COURSE IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE COLLEGE OF NURSING, HONG KONG, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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THE COURSE INCLUDES BASIC SKILLS IN LOOKING AFTER THE ELDERLY, INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND BASIC PRINCIPLES IN RUNNING A HOME FOR THE ELDERLY.

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