WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1986
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PRESENTATION CEREMONY
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THE COMMISSIONER OF
OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR HARNAM GREWAL, WILL RECEIVE TWO SILVER-PLATED SHIELDS FROM LACOSTE+ AND CROCODILE GARMENTS LIMITED FOR CONTINUING EFFORTS AGAINST COUNTERFEIT ACTIVITIES.
A PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 4 PM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 24) AT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE SENIOR OFFICERS' MESS, RUMSEY STREET CAR PARK BUILDING, NINTH FLOOR, HONG KONG.
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GREATER CONCERN ATTACHED TO THE ELDERLY
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HEALTHY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPENDS ON THE PROVISION OF BALANCED SERVICES, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TAI PO EYE-CARE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ELDERLY AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE, DR HAYES NOTED THAT THE COMMUNITY HAD ATTACHED GREATER IMPORTANCE TO THE RENDERING OF ELDERLY SERVICES AS THE NUMBER OF ELDERLY PEOPLE INCREASED.
+THE EYE-CARE CAMPAIGN NOT ONLY PROVIDES ACTUAL BENEFIT TO THE AGED, BUT ALSO AROUSES PUBLIC CONCERN TOWARD ELDERLY SERVICES AND PROMOTES THE TRADITION OF RESPECTING THE OLD, DR HAYES SAID.
THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, WITH THE SUPPORT FROM THE HONG KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION.
DURING THE TWO-WEEK CAMPAIGN, WHICH STARTS TODAY UNTIL FEBRUARY 4, SENIOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WILL BE PROVIDED WITH FREE EYE CHECK-UPS AND FREE SPECTACLES WHEN NECESSARY. THEY WILL ALSO BE REFERRED TO THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT IF REQUIRED.
DR HAYES COMMENDED THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS FOR THEIR CONTINUOUS EFFORTS IN PROMOTING CHARITABLE SERVICES IN HONG KONG AND THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD FOR ATTACHING GREAT IMPORTANCE TO LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES.
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