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NEW HOME FOR AGED
Wednesday, November 29, 1972
A home providing free accommodation for aged and destitute people
is to be built at Tai O Mun on Clearwater Bay Road, Sai Kung.
Sponsored by the Chamaan Monastery Ltd., the proposed Ts'u Te Home for
Aged Persons will accommodate 100 male and female residents irrespective of
race or religion.
Apart from the provision of dormitories and recreational areas, the
home will also be equipped with a medical department to look after the health
of the residents.
A spokesman for the Chamsan Monastery Ltd. stressed that liberal
management measures will be introduced so that the residents will not feel
enclosed or cut off from outside contacts.
The home was granted the site in Sai Kung in 1969, when the estimated
construction cost was $200,000.
But with more detailed estimates, a change in plans and increases in
building prices, the cost has risen to $730,000.
A sum of $200,000 has been granted from the Lotteries Fund to help
meet the capital cost, while the rest is to be made up from private donations
and a contribution from the Jockey Club.
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