A RESIDENT OF WOODLANDS HOME FOR THE AGED ATTENDING TO THE JAPANESE GARDEN FRONTING THE PREMISES OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS IN PEARL'S HILL. RESIDENTS FROM THE HOME ARE VOLUNTEERS WITH THE MINISTRY'S CASUAL WORK SCHEME FOR THE AGED. THE SCHEME, STARTED IN 1976, IS TO KEEP THE AGED USEFULLY OCCUPIED AND GIVEN THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO MIX WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE LIGHT CHORES ADD TO THEIR SELF RESPECT AND GIVE THEM A FEELING OF USEFULNESS. MOREOVER, WITH THE POCKET MONEY THEY EARN FROM THEIR WORK THEY ARE ABLE TO INDULGE IN LITTLE LUXURIES LIKE CIGARETTES AND SWEETS.
03/01/1978
PCD0472 - 0055
SPH2005,011007-011029/31
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