Tuesday, June 12, 1973
YAU TONG CLD PEOPLE'S HOME OPENED
A hostel run by the Salvation Army has been opened at Yau
Tong to take in old people needing care and shelter.
Called the Yau Tong Old People's Home, the hostel has accommodation
for some 65 single men or women who are eligible for compassionate
resettlement.
Admission is through the Social Welfare Department and the
first residents are expected to Hove in soon.
The Housing Department allocated nine public housing units at Block: 25 of the Yau Tong Estate so that the hostel could be established.
The Salvation Army is charged only a token rent for the units.
The residents do not have to pay any fee or rent although they
have to pay for the meals supplied.
The cost of the project over $200,000
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including fitting-
out work and the installation of furniture and equipment, has been met by a grant from the Lotteries Fund.
The recurrent cost will be drawn from general revenue.
Apart from the new hostel at Yau Tong, the Salvation Army runs
similar homes at Tai Hang Tung and Kam Tin catering for a total of 67 residents.
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