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stateless European refugees include family facilitate their self-confidence, self-awareness and
reunion, visa production, care and maintenance self-determination through various programmes.
in Hong Kong and sponsorship arrangements. There were 52 admissions and 36 discharges
Chinese families who wish to emigrate are being from May, 1978 to February, 1979.
assisted in obtaining visas and sponsorships and Volunteers play an active role in this pro-
applying for funds on a loan basis. The agency, gramme. They help run educational groups,
in close cooperation with the United Nations interest groups and recreational activities,
High Commissioner for Refugees, operates two Christian fellowships and morning devotions and
camps for Vietnamese refugees located in Kwun pay regular visits to individual residents. Two
Tong and Sham Shui Po. The present capacity training courses were organised for them.
is for 4,500 persons which will be increased to In order to educate the local community
8,000 during 1979. Apart from administering about Hong Kong’s drug problem, and in order
the camps, the agency provided language classes, to enlist their support for our programme, full
vocational training classes, medical care and day visit to the Shek Kwu Chau Rehabilitation
child care services. Local churches and Centre were organized for local City District
organizations also organized a great variety of Officers, representatives of Mutual Aid Com-
activities for these refugees. mittees and Police Officers of the Oi Man Estate.

Pui Oi Special Training Centre Welfare & Community Service Department
The Centre provides a training programme This Department provides a comprehensive
for mentally and physically handicapped children programme focussing on family life and
with the aim of making them as independent as individuals.
possible. The 44 students are grouped into four The Counselling Service provides interven-
classes according to their age, intellectual tion through a variety of counselling procedures
capabilities and level of social functioning. to help individuals and families become aware
of personal and community resources, and to
According to the “While Paper on Rehabilit- realize personal development and fulfilment.
ation” , the Centre is to the process of being 272 people are currently being helped through
registered by the Education Department. this programme, more than half of whom are
from families with an income above the Public
With generous help from the Lotteries Fund, Assistance level. This tends to show that proverty
the Centre was able to replace its old bus with a is not always the major cause of problems and
new 34-seater bus. troubles, and that the pressures resulting from
overcrowding and environmental tensions also
Former students of Pui Oi and their friends play their part.
organized a Pui Oi Friendly Association during The Foster-Care Service provides temporary
the year. residential care for children who, due to illness,
death of parents, negligence, abuse, or some
other crisis in the family, have to be cared for
Tsimshatsui Young People's Centre away from their homes. At present, there are
39 children under the care of this programme.
The Centre provides comprehensive youth This year, supplementary subvention was granted
services for various age groups ranging from 6 by the Social Welfare Department so that
to 25 years. Two main service teams operate the allowances to the foster parents could be raised.
programme: a “Centre-Based Service Team” The School Social Work Programme serves
offers homework facilities, group work and four secondary schools (Delia Memorial, Mun
club activities, recreation and community Sang, Pui Ching and Wa Ying), one secondary-
development work; an "outreach Team” renders modern (Kei-Heep) and one primary school
preventive and remedial services to young people (Sharon Lutheran). There are 97 programmes
at risk. The registered membership is currently for entire classes adding up to about 20,000
1,390. To this should be added 3,800 served by pupils involved of more significance are the
the “Outreach Service Team” outside the figures for direct case-work, with 159 individual
Centre’s premises. cases and 435 students served by 42 small group
programmes.
Due to the financial support of the Social
Welfare Department, a social worker was assigned
Tung Fook House as intake worker to receive cases referred by
Student Guidance officers from the Primary
This is a new project that was started in May Schools of Western Kowloon.
1978. The Home-Help Service is primarily con-
cerned with the three crowded areas of Cheung
The House aims at providing a semi- Sha Wan, Shek Kip Mei and Mong Kok. 30
protective environment for young ex-drug persons are being served at any one time,
addicts to enhance their autonomy and to The Club for the Elderly provides opport-

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