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residents.
Thus new immigrants from China can make use of
the comprehensive network of welfare services provided by
voluntary welfare agencies and the Government
and so on.
such as
employment services, counselling ete To help them
overcome adjustment difficulties arising from factors such
as low academic standards, lack of skills, and language
problems, social workers in welfare centres also organise
group programmes and other activities. In particular, such
programmes are provided in districts with higher than
average concentrations of new immigrants from China.
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There are also subvented services specifically
directed at Chinese immigrants. International Social
Service (ISS) offers migration counselling and provides
briefings and film shows designed to help immigrants
understand community resources and the social services
available here. It also organises Cantonese and English
classes and orientation tutorial groups for children of
these families. The ISS Travellers' Aid Service
counter at Hung Hom Railway Station helps new arrivals to
contact their families and relatives, and gives general
advice and help. Furthermore, in the Immigration
Department's office at Rodney Block, Queensway, the
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