SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1996
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GIFTS FOR THE ELDERLY IN KOWLOON CITY
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MORE THAN 400 VOLUNTEERS FROM SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, BEARING GIFTS, WILL VISIT ABOUT 700 ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO BRING A LITTLE WARMTH AND HAPPINESS TO THEM.
THE VISITS ARE AN ANNUAL EVENT ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, THE KOWLOON CITY COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE AND RECREATION OF THE ELDERLY, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.
SENIOR CITIZENS TO BE VISITED WILL RECEIVE FOOD, WHILE THE TWO OLDEST WOMEN, AGED 97 AND 96, IN THE DISTRICT WILL EACH RECEIVE A LAISEE PACKET OF $200.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE HOME VISITS BY THE VOLUNTEERS. A BRIEF CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM TOMORROW AT LOK SIN TONG PRIMARY SCHOOL, LUNG KONG ROAD, KOWLOON CITY. THE ASSISTANT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS DIANA TONG, AND ASSISTANT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MRS HENRIETTA CHEN, WILL VISIT THE TWO OLDEST RESIDENTS WHO LIVE IN THE KOWLOON CITY AND HO MAN TIN AFTER THE CEREMONY.
RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR LIFE GUARDS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS RECRUITING PART-TIME LIFE GUARDS REQUIRED BY THE URBAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS TO MAN GAZETTED BEACHES AND SWIMMING POOLS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
APPLICANTS, PREFERABLY AGED 35 OR UNDER, SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST PRIMARY 6 EDUCATION AND HOLD A BRONZE MEDALLION CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY AND A VALID FIRST AID CERTIFICATE.
THE JOB, OPEN TO MEN AND WOMEN, OFFERS A MONTHLY SALARY OF $3 055 OR A DAILY WAGE OF $121,
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