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LATER, THE PARTY WENT FURTHER WESTWARDS TO ABERDEEN WHERE THEY HAD AN ON-THE-SPOT DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PROPOSED ABERDEEN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SCHEME ESPECIALLY WHERE IT AFFECTS THE HAWKERS.
BEFORE WINDING UP HIS TOUR, MR. CLINTON PAID A VISIT TO THE RECENTLY-OPENED ABERDEEN SUB-OFFICE OF THE WESTERN CITY DISTRICT OFFICE. THIS NEW SUB-OFFICE WAS OPENED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO TO CATER TO THE INCREASING NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE DISTRICT.
HOUSEWIVES FORM 'COMFORT GROUP
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A GROUP OF MORE THAN TWENTY HOUSEWIVES AND WORKING WOMEN IN KOWLOON CITY HAVE FORMED A COMFORTING MISSION TO PROVIDE AFTERCARE FOR VICTIMS OF DISASTERS.
THE WOMEN ARE MEMBERS OF THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, THE KOWLOON HOP YAT CHURCH AND THE LING LIANG EVANGELISTIC CHURCH. KOW
THEY STARTED THE PROJECT ON THE INITIATION OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON CITY COMMUNITY AND YOUTH WORK OFFICE WHICH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING THEM CO-ORDINATE THEIR VISITS TO PEOPLE IN HOSPITALS, CARING FOR UNATTENDED CHILDREN AND GIVING ASSISTANCE GENERALLY TO VICTIMS IN TEMPORARY RELIEF SHELTERS. THE GROUP WILL ALSO ARRANGE COLLECTIONS FOR DISASTER VICTIMS IF THE NEED ARISES.
TO FAMILIARIZE THE GROUP WITH NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF WORK THE OFFICE HAS ARRANGED A SYMPOSIUM FOR THEM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON FROM 3 P.M. TO 5 P.M. AT THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IN MA TAU KOK ROAD, KOWLOON.
MR. ALFRED TSUI, THE "COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER FOR KOWLOON CITY, WILL MAKE THE OPENING ADDRESS."
THE GROUP WILL THEN BE BRIEFED ABOUT EMERGENCY RELIEF WORK DURING NATURAL DISASTERS BY MR. CHARLES CHAN, ASSISTANT CITY DISTRICT OFFICER CKOWLOON CITY)= MR. MUI KAN-KIT, THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER FOR CENTRAL DISTRICT, AND BY MISS MAN SIU-MEI, THE ASSISTANT COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER FOR KOWLOON CITY.
A DISCUSSION WILL FOLLOW THE TALKS. THE SYMPOSIUM WILL END WITH VISITS TO SAI TAU VILLAGE AND THE LOK SIN TONG SECONDARY SCHOOL WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A TEMPORARY SHELTER.
NOTE TO EDITORS: YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE SYMPOSIUM TOMORROW
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