SUNDAY, JANUARY 5, 1986
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MEDICAL SCHEME SET UP FOR ELDERLY
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A SCHEME PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES AT A REDUCED RATE TO SENIOR RESIDENTS OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT HAS RECENTLY BEEN INTRODUCED.
THE SCHEME, INTRODUCED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, IS AIMED AT PROVIDING PRIORITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT AT REDUCED COST FOR PEOPLE AGED 60 OR ABOVE.
ACCORDING TO THE 1981 CENSUS, THERE ARE ABOUT 19 500 PEOPLE WHO ARE ABOVE 60 YEARS OLD IN THE DISTRICT, CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR KO TAM-KAN, SAID.
+ A NUMBER OF PRIVATE DOCTORS AND DENTISTS IN THE DISTRICT HAVE AGREED TO OFFER DISCRETIONARY REDUCTION RATES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME AND WE HOPE MORE WILL SIGN UP TO SUPPORT THIS WORTHY PROJECT,+ HE SAID.
THE SCHEME WILL BE REVIEWED AFTER 12 MONTHS. ENQUIRIES ABOUT DETAILS OF THE SCHEME CAN BE MADE TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE ON 5-524429, ITS WAH FU SUB-OFFICE ON 5-509181, OR ITS STANLEY SUB-OFFICE ON 5-8130689.
ENTRIES SOUGHT FOR SAFETY POSTER CONTEST
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ENTRIES ARE SOUGHT FOR THE 18TH ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL SAFETY POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION, OPEN TO STUDENTS BETWEEN 14 AND 22 YEARS OF AGE.
ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, THE COMPETITION IS AIMED AT PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY AT WORK.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THAT EFFECTIVELY DESIGNED POSTERS FORMED AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT- PREVENTION PLAN TO REDUCE INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.
HE SAID THE POSTERS SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO GENERATE AND SUSTAIN SAFETY AWARENESS.
ENTRIES WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO DIVISIONS: DIVISION 'A' FOR STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WHILE DIVISION 3' WILL BE FOR POST-SECONDARY COLLEGES AND VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES.
/DESIGNS SHOULI