Friday, May 12, 1972
FEAST FOR THE ELDERLY
Unusual Gesture By Housewives Of Resettlement Block
Housewives of Block Seven in the Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate
have taken the unusual step of forming themselves into an ad hoc committee
to provide a feast for 60 elderly in the area to mark Mother's Day on
Sunday, May 14,
The committee is headed by Mrs. Yeung Wong Ming-chu, and her 14
colleagues are all housewives with rooms in the block.
They have accepted responsibility for the cost of the dinner, to
comprise a festive course of nine dishes. With other housewives to help
them, they are planning refinements in the menu to accord with the age of
their guests.
No dish will be served, for example, that might prove indigestible,
and seasoning will take into account only conservative taste.
The dinner was conceived by the housewives themselves as their
contribution to the Wong Tai Sin Community Centre's "Project Concern for
the Aged."
The housewives were encouraged by the Centre's staff, who made
available the Centre's main hall as the venue for the feast. Trainees at
the Social Welfare Department's Ma Tau Wei Girls' Home will entertain the
elderly guests with a variety show during the dinner, and the evening will
end with a distribution of prizes and souvenirs.
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