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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1983
THE GRANTHAM HOSPITAL WAS GIVEN A SUM OF $299 900 TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY
DISEASES.
A DONATION OF $294 000 WAS GIVEN TO THE HONG KONG ANTI-CANCER SOCIETY TO ACQUIRE A 14-SEATER LIGHT BUS AND TO INSTALL A *MONOTRACK' CUBICLE TRACK SYSTEM TO PROVIDE MAXIMUM SPACE AND PRIVACY FOR PATIENTS UNDER EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT.
THE SPASTICS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG RECEIVED A GRANT OF $227 300 OF WHICH $90 000 WILL BE USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SIX SETS OF HALF-HOUR VIDEO TAPES ILLUSTRATING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF TRAINING WHICH PARENTS CAN PROVIDE TO THEIR DISABLED CHILDREN. THE REMAINDER IS FOR PURCHASING VARIOUS ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT FOR DISABLED CHILDREN.
THE HONG KONG TUBERCULOSIS CHEST AND HEART DISEASES ASSOCIATION WAS DONATED $221 300, OF WHICH $145 000 WILL BE USED TO ACQUIRE A BICHROMATIC CHEMISTRY ANALYSER.
HONG KONG TO
ANOTHER $217 600 WAS GIVEN TO THE CARITAS PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR ITS NURSERIES, SOCIAL CENTRES, DENTAL CLINIC AND CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE SALVATION ARMY WAS GIVEN $215 400 TO ORGANISE SERVICE PROJECTS, AND TO PURCHASE TOYS AND EQUIPMENT FOR ITS NURSERIES/ YOUTH CENTRES, HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, ETC. IN ADDITION, A SUBSIDY OF $205 100 WAS GRANTED TO THE HONG KONG RED CROSS TO PROMOTE ITS DONOR RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN AND TO BUY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR ITS SCHOOLS.
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