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CS visits Tsuen Wan District (with photos)
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     The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, visited Tsuen Wan District this afternoon (July 14). She exchanged views with members of the Tsuen Wan District Council (TWDC), met with members of the Tsuen Wan District Youth Corps (TWDYC), and visited a day care centre for the elderly with dementia as well as a rental housing project for grass-roots families facing difficulty in finding a home.
      
     Mrs Lam started the visit by meeting with TWDC members. She listened to their views on district issues such as transport, environment, community facilities, etc.
      
     Accompanied by the Chairman of the TWDC, Mr Chung Wai-ping, and the District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Miss Jenny Yip, Mrs Lam then visited the Gene Hwa Lee Centre of the Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association. She was briefed by the Chairman of the Association, Dr David Dai, on Project Sunrise, a three-year pilot programme supported and sponsored by Lee Hysan Foundation. Under a community-based shared care model, it aims to identify people for early diagnosis of dementia and streamline the diagnosis procedure to seize the golden period for treatment.
      
     During her visit to the cognitive training group of the Centre, Mrs Lam chatted with the participating elderly people. She said she was pleased to know that the programme provides subsidies to patients with financial difficulties to receive drug and non-drug treatments, thereby contributing to the city’s work in poverty alleviation and elderly care.

     Later, Mrs Lam visited the Empowerment Housing project in Sham Tseng run by the social enterprise Light Be. The Light Home in Sham Tseng was previously a vacant quarters building. It was renovated and is leased out by Light Be to families with housing problems at affordable rents for terms of up to three years. During the lease periods, in addition to offering assistance in addressing the housing needs, Light Be will provide to these families diversified support, including arrangements for further studies, job referrals and tutoring for children, enabling the families to become self-reliant.
      
     Mrs Lam, joined by the Chairman of Light Be, Mr Laurence Li, and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Light Be, Mr Ricky Yu, visited a tenant family. She commended Light Be for making good use of resources innovatively and for providing assistance to families in urgent need, strengthening their confidence and self-reliance capability to help alleviate poverty.
      
     Afterwards, Mrs Lam met the youths of the TWDYC. She listened to their views on their future and the future of society as well as their experience in participating in the Corps’ activities. The TWDYC, established by the Tsuen Wan District Office in June 2014, aims to broaden youths' horizons and develop their potential through training activities and programmes and community services as well as encourage them to participate in community affairs.
  
 
Ends/Thursday, July 14, 2016
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The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam (third left), visits Tsuen Wan District today (July 14) and meets with members of the Tsuen Wan District Council (TWDC) to listen to their views on issues such as transport, environment, community facilities, etc. She is accompanied by the District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Miss Jenny Yip (second left), and the Chairman of the TWDC, Mr Chung Wai-ping (third right).
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam (first row, second left), visits Tsuen Wan today (July 14). Photo shows Mrs Lam chatting with the elderly people participating in an activity of the cognitive training group of the Gene Hwa Lee Centre of the Hong Kong Alzheimer’s Disease Association. Joining her are the Chairman of the Tsuen Wan District Council, Mr Chung Wai-ping (back row, second right); the President of Lee Hysan Foundation, Ms Cecilia Ho (back row, first right); and the Chairman of the Association, Dr David Dai (back row, first left).
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, visits the Empowerment Housing project in Sham Tseng run by the social enterprise Light Be today (July 14). Pictured (from left) are the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Light Be, Mr Ricky Yu; the District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Miss Jenny Yip; the Deputy Chairman of Chun Wo Development Holdings Limited, Mr Derrick Pang; Mrs Lam; the Chairman of Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation, Mr Peter Cheng; the Chairman of the Tsuen Wan District Council, Mr Chung Wai-ping; the Chairman of Light Be, Mr Laurence Li; the Director of Chow Tai Fook Charity Foundation, Mr Koo Tong-fat; and the Assistant District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Mr Patrick Chong, in a Light Home.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mrs Carrie Lam, visits Tsuen Wan District today (July 14) and meets with the youths of the Tsuen Wan District Youth Corps. Joining her are the Assistant District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Mr Patrick Chong (front row, first left); the Vice Chairman of Tsuen Wan District Council, Mr Wong Wai-kit (front row, second left); the Chairman of Tsuen Wan District Council, Mr Chung Wai-ping (front row, second right); and the District Officer (Tsuen Wan), Miss Jenny Yip (front row, first right).