FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1979
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MR. BOSHER SAID THE OCCASION MARKED THE END OF A LONG PROCESS TO PROVIDE REHOUSING AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE BIGGEST WATER SCHEME EVER UNDERTAKEN IN HONG KONG,
+IT ALSO REFLECTS GOODWILL AND SPIRIT OF GOVERNMENT-COMMUNITY CO-OPERATION,+ HE SAID.
UNDER THE REHOUSING SCHEME, A TOTAL OF 208 FLATS HAVE BEEN BUILT FOR THE FISHERMEN.
SNT PRAISES POK OI HOSPITAL
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THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING THAT THE SPIRIT BEHIND +POK OI+ WAS IN THE BEST TRADITION OF PUBLIC SERVICE.
HE SAID +FROM A SMALL BEGINNING, POK OI HOSPITAL HAS EXPANDED WITH THE URBAN GROWTH OF YUEN LONG TO WHAT IS NOW A RECOGNISED DISTRICT HOSPITAL, OFFERING MUCH NEEDED SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.+
MR. AKERS-JONES WAS SPEAKING AT THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY BALL OF THE POK OI HOSPITAL IN MAXIM PALACE CHINESE RESTAURANT.
+WHAT WAS 60 YEARS AGO A SMALL CLINIC SERVING TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TO AN ENTIRELY RURAL POPULATION IS NOW A HOSPITAL WITH OVER 200 BEDS, HE SAID.
+WHAT WAS THEN A PURELY VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION DEPENDENT WHOLLY ON PRIVATE DONATIONS IS NOW A GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED ORGANISATION WORKING HAND IN HAND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH NO REGARD TO CALLING OR CREED.
+POK 01 HOSPITAL NOT ONLY DESERVES ITS NAME BUT ALSO MOVES WITH THE TIMES, HE SAID.
MR. AKERS-JONES PRAISED THE EFFORTS MADE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOSPITAL IN THEIR AMBITIOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TO MEET FRESH AND PRESSING DEMANDS.
INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAMME ARE PLANS FOR A PHASED EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITAL AND FOR SETTING UP A CARE AND ATTENTION CENTRE FOR THE AGED AT PING SHAN.
DON'T LET A FIRE MAR YOUR FESTIVE MOOD
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE URGED TO TAKE EXTRA CARE AGAINST THE POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF A FIRE DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD.
THE APPEAL WAS MADE BY THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN OFFICE AS A LOT OF FLIMSY DECORATIONS EASILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO BURNING WOULD BE USED AT HOME, IN OFFICE AND PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT PLACES DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON.
/A SPOKESMAN