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SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1981
ACTIVITIES FOR TUEN MUN OLD PEOPLE
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A PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD IN TUEN MUN FOR THE TOWN'S OLD PEOPLE.
THE ORGANISERS ARE THE RESPECT-FOR-THE-AGED ASSOCIATION, NEWLY FORMED BY LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS WITH DISTRICT OFFICE ASSISTANCE.
THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED ON TUESDAY (JULY 21) BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BILLY LAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW ASSOCIATION, MR LAU TSZ-YUEN, AT THE CHING CHUNG MONASTERY.
THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A CALLIGRAPHY CONTEST AND A VEGETARIAN FEAST AT THE MONASTERY STARTING AT NOON FOR 300 PEOPLE AGED OVER 65.
ON THURSDAY, ABOUT 200 PEOPLE WILL ATTEND A TALK ON HEALTH AND HYGIENE FOR THE ELDERLY AT 2 PM AT TAI HING COMMUNITY HALL. STAFF OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL SPEAK.
A VARIETY SHOW TO CLOSE THE PROGRAMME WILL BE HELD AT PO LEUNG KUK CENTENARY COLLEGE ON JULY 27. PERFORMING WILL BE THE TUEN MUN CHILDREN'S CHOIR, A LOCAL SCHOOL DANCE TEAM AND A GROUP OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS.
ALL OLD PEOPLE LIVING IN TUEN MUN ARE WELCOME TO TAKE PART IN THE ACTIVITIES, ADMISSION TICKETS AND DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES, TAI HING ESTATE COMMUNITY HALL, TUEN MUN CARITAS CENTRE AND THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION SERVICE CENTRE.
THE ASSOCIATION HAS RAISED $20 000 LOCALLY TO FUND THE ACTIVITIES.
IT ALSO HAS PLANS TO HOLD CHINESE NEW YEAR FEASTS AND OUTINGS FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE OPENING OF THE TUEN MUN RESPECT-FOR-THE-AGED PROGRAMME ON TUESDAY (JULY 21) AT 11 AM. AT CHING CHUNG MONASTERY. GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT 9.30 AM. MR DONALD STRANGE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION PRESS UNIT WILL BE PRESENT TO ASSIST PRESS REPRESENTATIVES.
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