Tag: children

Hong Kong – Children celebrate Christmas in hospitals (with photos)

Children celebrate Christmas in hospitals (with photos) ******************************************************* The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority:      Christmas is a time for celebration. The Duchess of Kent Children’s Hospital at Sandy Bay (DKCH) and Hong Kong Children’s Hospital (HKCH) arranged various Christmas activities for paediatric patients so that they can still enjoy the happiness of festive season while staying in the hospital.      It is a tradition for Santa Claus to visit DKCH on Christmas day. This year, our healthcare staff dressed up as Santa Claus and different cartoon characters to visit the children in the hospital, presenting gifts and ... Read more

Hong Kong – Commission on Children convenes 15th meeting

Commission on Children convenes 15th meeting ********************************************      The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Chan Kwok-ki, today (November 21) chaired the 15th meeting of the Commission on Children.      At the meeting, the Government briefed members on the progress of the Pilot Project on Tier 1 Support Services in Kindergartens (KGs)/KG-cum-Child Care Centres (CCCs) implemented since August 2020. Under the Project, the Social Welfare Department has commissioned non-governmental organisations to run project teams to provide early intervention services for over 2 400 Tier 1 children awaiting assessment by Child Assessment Centres under the Department of Health, ... Read more

Children and families are given the opportunity to engage with the arts

The Community Arts and Music Programs (CAMP) is one of the many programs at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts that has helped transform arts engagement in Ocean County. The Community Arts and Music Programs (CAMP) TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Sept. 29, 2022 – PRLog — “The coolest thing just happened in this room… and everybody saw it,” said the Amazing Max Darwin. “If you [the audience] just saw a beautiful young lady floating in the air, please raise your hand [hands go up all around the theatre]. You were FLOATING [pointing to Catherine]. Look… everybody saw ... Read more

Children and Paula Reto big winners at CP Women’s Open; record attendance and more than $3 million raised for heart health

Calgary – WEBWIRE – Monday, August 29, 2022 Record attendance and incredible performances during the CP Women’s Open helped Canadian Pacific (CP) raise $2.5 million to support the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Foundation and $510,000 for Perth & Smiths Falls District Hospital Foundation. Paula Reto finished the week at 19 under par to take home her first LPGA Tour win and the $352,500 winner’s share of the $2.35 USD million purse, one of the largest for a non-major on the LPGA Tour. “The CP Women’s Open returned to Ottawa with great fanfare and the best ... Read more

Hong Kong – SCS speaks on children receiving COVID-19 vaccination (with photos/videos)

SCS speaks on children receiving COVID-19 vaccination (with photos/videos) **************************************************************************      Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mrs Ingrid Yeung, at a media session after viewing the vaccination of children at a kindergarten-cum-child care centre in To Kwa Wan this morning (August 4):   Reporter: Secretary, what do you think of parents’ response on the vaccination so far? How many have already signed up through the online system, and also what’s the progress on providing the BioNTech vaccine for children?   Secretary for the Civil Service: I am actually quite encouraged by ... Read more