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series were also produced. structures were set up to enable better co­ U.C.M.S. is planning to develop its services in
ordination and more co-operation between
During the past year, in addition to personnel two ways: (a) to expand the hospital into a 1400
changes, the Centre also radically altered its service units in the same district or services bed-hospital (with 200 beds each for psychiatry
direction. Instead of pouring most of its energies serving the same age group. Third, initial steps and geriatrics) (b) to use its rich resources (from

into utilizing its “hardware”facilities for income were taken to introduce a concerted programme the hospital, the Chaplaincy programme, the
producing purposes, it placed its major emphasis plan for all services and to map out future community nursing programme, the volunteer
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on “software”production and viewed its “ard­ directions for the whole agency. programme and the community health project)

ware”output as a means of serving the Christian Christian Industrial Committee to help build a more holistic and healthy com­
community. This means that we have to find CIC is an auxiliary organization of the Council. It munity in Kwun Tong.
more financial support for the Centre's work in aims at providing workers with education and
future. counselling services. It also helps them to fight Plans for the re-development of Nethersole are
still waiting for government approval. The
Last year a great deal of time and attention was for better employment and working conditions. hospital itself is certainly in desperate need of
devoted to Radio programmes. English pro­ Last year, in the area of labour education, more renovation and the upgrading of its rather

grammes continued to be well received. An than 2,500 went through its 70 courses. Workers’ obsolete facilities. Standards of employment and
advisory committee for the Chinese programme calendars and a guide for F. III graduates were working conditions for our staff are very much
was reorganized. Efforts were made to negotiate published. A slide series about workers' rights lower than in government hospitals. Despite this,

with Radio Hong Kong to request the allocation was produced and a teachers’manual on Labour the staff continued to provide first class service
of more broadcast time to us. An hour long Laws was revised. In counselling in labour dis­ to the general public. Their dedication won the
youth programme will come into being this putes, there were 6,000 cases, 50% more than the highest respect from all.
autumn. previous year 60% of these were related to
closure of factories. In lobbying for more
Hong Kong Christian Service adequate labour legislation, a great deal of atten­ Sunnyside Hostel
HKCS is the social service arm of the Council. tion was paid to industrial safety, loopholes in This Hostel is a co-operative eff6rt between Junk
Over the past 30 years, through its predecessors the law governing the closure of factories, and Bay Medical and Relief Council and the Hong
(like the Lutheran World Service, Migration Unit the carrying out of paid maternity leave policies. Kong Christian Council. It is a hostel and training
of the World Council of Churches, Hong Kong In order to give more help and support to centre for 50 severely mentally retarded children.
Church World Service, and Hong Kong Christian industrial accident victims, an “Association for Last year, it was formally registered as a govern­
Welfare and Relief Council), many kinds of social the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims”was ment subsidized boarding school. The first phase

services have been introduced to provide for formed. of extension was begun. This includes building a
those in need in Hong Kong. Now, the Council two-storey annex consisting of a sick bay, a
provides 17 different types of professional United Christian Medical Service and Alice Ho kitchen, an elevator and a classroom. Plans have
service through its 33 service units located in 6 Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital been drawn up for the second phase extension.
city and New Territories districts. These two are our related medical organizations. This will include a building which can accom­
United Christian Medical Service consists of the modate 30 day care and 50 residential severely
Last year, a great deal of effort was put into United Christian Hospital, a 640 bed hospital; mentally retarded youth and adults. We consider
consolidation. First, guidelines were set up for Kwun Tong Community Health Project and the the present provision for the care and training of
financial, personnel and programme manage­ Nethersole Nursing School. Alice Ho Miu Ling such people as far below the demand.
ment. This should enable our 550 full-time and Nethersole Hospital is a 380 bed hospital, estab­
part-time staff to work more smoothly. Second, lished almost 100 years ago.

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