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Whilst not every case is as pathetic as that of this blind child who, abandoned by her parents, has found affection and security in the Honeyville home for Blind Girls, the relief and rehabilitation of the Colony's underprivileged is a task of enormous proportions. A survey mission by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees has estimated that there are at least 667,000 refugees now in Hong Kong. comparison with its size, the Colony is probably faced with the biggest displaced person problem of any place on earth. How the Government's own Social Welfare Department and Council of Social Services, which includes more than 70 voluntary bodies, are meeting some of the many aspects of this relief programme is shown on the following pages.
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