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Get to know more about Social Welfare Department

Members of the public may not know the full range of welfare services that is being offered to them by the Social Welfare Department.

But they will get the answer from an exhibition and professional workers during the department's open day tomorrow (Saturday).

Twenty departmental service units throughout the territory will open their doors to visitors as part of its week-long activities to tie in with the Government's Serving the Community Week programme from December 1 to 7.

The opening hours will vary between 10 am and 9 pm to between 10 am and 5 pm.

Highlighting the open day event will be a grand opening ceremony at the Princess Alexandra Community Centre at Tai Ho Road, Tsuen Wan, starting 2 pm.

Officiating guests will be the Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mrs Katherine Fok; the Chairman of the Legislative Council Welfare Panel, Mr Li Wah-ming; Legislative Councillor Dr Law Chi-kwong: the Chairman of the Social Welfare Advisory Committee, Mr Peter Wong; the Chairman of the Rehabilitation Advisory Committee. Dr Raymond Wu; and the Chairman of the Tsuen Wan District Board, Mr Chan Lau-fong,

Visitors will be able to see an exhibition, a band performance, boy scout skill demonstration and a calligraphic display, and to take part in a quiz and several games stalls.

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Industry Department joins the Serving the Community Week

The Standards and Calibration Laboratory (SCI) of Industry Department held an open day today (Friday) as part of the Serving the Community Week programme.

The Serving the Community Week, which runs from December 1 to 7, is initiated by the Efficiency Unit of the Government Secretariat with the aim of promoting the importance of delivering quality services to the community by government departments.