THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1976
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MA WAN ISLAND FISHERMEN'S HOMES RENOVATED
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THE HOMES OF 30 FISHERMEN ON MA WAN ISLAND HAVE BEEN RENOVATED - THANKS TO A NORTH AMERICAN AID AGENCY AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
THE CO-OPERATIVE FOR AMERICAN RELIEF EVERYWHERE (CARE), THE DISTRICT OFFICE TSUEN WAN AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT COMBINED THEIR RESOURCES TO COMPLETE THE RENOVATIONS, WHICH WERE OFFICIALLY OPENED TODAY.
THE CEREMONY WAS CHAIRED BY THE FISHERMEN'S REPRESENTATIVE, MR. NG CHAU, AND ATTENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CARE, MR. LARRY HOLZMAN; MR. JOHN TODD, DISTRICT OFFICER (RURAL), AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.
CARE PROVIDED THE MONEY TO BUILD 24 OF THE 30 HOMES IN 1975 UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE WHILE THE FISHERMEN BUILT THE OTHER SIX THEMSELVES.
LAST YEAR THE FISHERMEN APPROACHED THE DISTRICT OFFICE WITH A REQUEST FOR HELP BECAUSE THE BALCONIES AND STAIRWAYS OF THEIR HOME S NEEDED REPAIR,
THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND CARE AGAIN JOINED FORCES AND THE RENOVATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT AT A COST OF $10,000, ONE QUARTER OF WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE TSUEN WAN,
CARE ALSO RECENTLY AGREED TO PROVIDE NEW ROOFS FOR THE HOUSES AND THE WORK SECTION OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE TSUEN WAN IS PLANNING TO HAVE THE NEW ROOFS INSTALLED BY THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR.
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