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Monitors' Report submitted to Chief Secretary
The monitors appointed to observe the transfer of Vietnamese migrants from Section 3 of the Whitehead Detention Centre to the High Island Detention Centre last Friday and Saturday (May 10 and 11) have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary today (Monday).
The five monitors comprised two non-official Justices of the Peace, Mr Graham Cheng Cheng-hsun and Dr Philip Lai Kong-hou; and representatives from three non- government organisations - Mr Edward Chan from Oxfam, Ms Nadine de Lamotte from Medecins Sans Frontieres and Ms Harriet Sewell from Christian Action.
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Yan Oi Tong directors visit SWD
The new Board of Directors of Yan Oi Tong today (Monday) paid a courtesy call on the Director of Social Welfare, Mr Ian Strachan, and exchanged with him views on various social welfare issues.
The new chairman of the board, Mr Ho Kwan-yiu, outlined Yan Oi Tong's existing services and future plans on elderly, youth, rehabilitation and child welfare.
He also thanked the Social Welfare Department for offering the board members advice and support in the past years.
Mr Strachan told the visitors that his department would continue to work closely with Yan Oi Tong in providing welfare services to the needy.
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