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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1994

ON

THE

PROMOTION

DAY,

VOLUNTEERS

FROM THE

SOCIAL

THE

WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS WILL HELP ELDERLY PEOPLE COMPLETE THE FORMS AT 173 DESIGNATED CENTRES, DEPARTMENT'S FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES, SOCIAL SECURITY GROUP WORK UNITS AND ELDERLY CENTRES.

INCLUDING

FIELD UNITS,

OF THE ELDERLY, AND

APPLICATION FORMS ARE OBTAINABLE FROM ALL THE CENTRES SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS ALL THE CENTRES FOR THE ESTATE OFFICES OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC ENQUIRY OFFICES COMMUNITY CENTRES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID ELDERLY PERSONS MAY ALSO APPROACH ANY NEARBY ELDERLY CENTRES FOR HELP IN FILLING THE FORMS.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE OF THE SENIOR CITIZEN CARD OFFICE ON

961 7581-5.

"THERE IS NO NEED FOR THEM TO PAY ANYBODY FOR FILLING

HE SAID. FORMS AND APPLYING FOR THE CARDS,

TEL

IN THE

THE ELDERLY PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE THEIR CARDS BY FROM APRIL.

POST STARTING

SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE EXPANDS FOR NT RESIDENTS

THE BRADBURY WING OF THE SKH LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE OPENED TODAY (TUESDAY) PROVIDES MORE SPACE FOR OFFERING NEW SOCIAL SERVICES AND EXPANDING EXISTING SERVICES FOR TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG RESIDENTS.

OFFICIATING AT ITS OPENING CEREMONY, MRS PATTEN SAID A NEW COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE WOULD BE SET UP TO PROVIDE CONVENIENT CLINIC AND DENTAL SERVICES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

A NEW FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR FAMILIES SEEKING GUIDANCE IN A MORE FRIENDLY AND RELAXED ENVIRONMENT.

THE EXISTING SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY WILL BE EXPANDED PROVIDE A MORE SPACIOUS ENVIRONMENT FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE, SHE SAID.

TO

MRS PATTEN SAID WITH THE EXPANSION OF SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES TO MEET THE TARGETS LAID DOWN IN THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESSES, NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS WOULD PLAY A FAR MORE IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES THAN EVER BEFORE.

AT PRESENT, ABOUT 70 PER CENT OF WELFARE SERVICES ARE BY SUCH ORGANISATIONS.

PROVIDED

THE SKH LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE, STARTING AS A YOUTH CENTRE 20 YEARS AGO, HAS NOW DEVELOPED INTO A MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES FOR THE TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG WHICH ARE HOME TO MORE THAN 300,000 RESIDENTS.

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