MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1985
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FREE EYE CARE FOR ELDERLY ****
SENIOR CITIZENS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE FREE EYE CHECK-UPS DURING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
STARTING FROM FRIDAY (JANUARY 25), PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 55 CAN OBTAIN THE SERVICE FROM TUNG WAH HOSPITAL AT PO YAN STREET, OR SEVEN CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE DISTRICT.
MORE THAN 3 000 PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICE; THANKS TO THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED $10 000 TOWARDS THE +EYE CARE CAMPAIGN FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT+.
DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN WERE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY) BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHOW WAI-KEUNG.
APART FROM OFFERING THIS FREE EYE EXAMINATION SERVICE TO THE . ELDERLY, HE SAID THE CAMPAIGN ALSO AIMED AT AROUSING THEIR AWARENESS ON EYE CARE.
THE CAMPAIGN MAINLY CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS AN EXHIBITION, THE EYE CHECK-UP SERVICE AND FOLLOW-UP REFERRALS OR TREATMENT.
THE EXHIBITION AND CHECK-UPS WILL BE HELD ON A ROTATION BASIS AT TUNG WAH HOSPITAL AND THE SEVEN ELDERLY CENTRES FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PEOPLE LIVING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DISTRICT.
SUSPECTED CASES OF EYE DISEASES DETECTED DURING THE CHECK-UPS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION OR TREATMENT.
FREE SPECTACLES WILL BE GIVEN TO THOSE WITH DEFECTIVE VISION.
THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG OPTIOMETRIC ASSOCIATION AND THE SEVEN ELDERLY CENTRES.
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