SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1981
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HOME FOR THE AGED IN SAI KUNG RENOVATED
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DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHU KAM, OFFICIATED TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE OPENING OF A RENOVATED HOME FOR THE AGED AT TAI CHUNG HAU, SAI KUNG.
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THE TWO-STOREY HOME, WITH A FLOOR AREA OF ABOUT 1 670 SQUARE METRES, WAS BUILT IN 1976 BY TUNG SIN TAN, A TADIST CHARITABLE ORGANISATION. IT CAN ACCOMMODATE 81 PEOPLE.
FACILITIES INCLUDE CONFERENCE, ART AND CRAFT ROOMS.
A GARDEN WAS ADDED IN 1977.
WORK ON RENOVATING THE PREMISES, COSTING ABOUT $580 000, STARTED THREE MONTHS AGO AND INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION OF A WELL PLUS EXTENSION TO THE CARE WARD AND MEDICAL FACILITIES.
MR CHUI SAID THE HOME, BESIDES PROVIDING BASIC SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS, ENCOURAGED AND ADVISED THEM TO TAKE PART IN FUNCTIONS ORGANISED BY THE HOME OR BY OTHER ORGANISATIONS.
+THIS, TOGETHER WITH FREQUENT VISITS AND PERFORMANCES BY YOUNG PEOPLE FROM YOUTH CENTRES SERVES TO DISPEL ANY FEELING OF LONELINESS, + HE SAID.
BESIDES THE HOME, TUNG SIN TAN RUNS A WELFARE CENTRE IN CENTRAL DISTRICT AND A NUMBER OF INSTRUCTION COURSES.
+I AM GREATLY IMPRESSED BY THE ENTHUSIASM OF TUNG SIN TAN IN PROVIDING VARIOUS SERVICES, HE SAID.
THE HOME WAS ALSO HOLDING ITS OPEN DAY TODAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE THIRD HONG KONG ELDERLY FESTIVAL.
AN EXHIBITION OF WORK BY THE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING ART AND CRAFTS, NEEDLEWORK AND POTTED PLANTS, WAS HELD AND A PROGRAMME OF ENTERTAINMENT STAGED.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF TUNG SIN TAN HOME FOR THE AGED, MR HA KWOK-CHEUNG- THE PRESIDENT, MR YIP SHUE-HAN AND LOCAL LEADERS.
FLYOVER CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE
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PRINCESS MARGARET ROAD FLYOVER WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FROM 11 PM ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 10) TO 6 AM ON WEDNESDAY FOR MAINTENANCE WORK,
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT GROUND LEVEL.
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