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MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1986
GOOD RESPONSE TO SCHEME FOR ELDERLY
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MORE THAN 1 400 SENIOR RESIDENTS HAVE JOINED THE +PREFERENTIAL SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY+ ORGANISED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE,
THE ONE-YEAR SCHEME, LAUNCHED ON APRIL 1, IS AIMED AT PROVIDING PREFERENTIAL AND CONCESSIONARY SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY IN TSUEN WAN, AS A WAY OF PROMOTING RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE DISTRICT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE SAID BECAUSE OF THE GOOD RESPONSE FROM THE ELDERLY, THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO EXTEND THE APPLICATION PERIOD SO THAT MORE ELDERLY PEOPLE COULD APPLY AND BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEME.
ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME ARE GIVEN A CARD BEARING THEIR NAMES AND PHOTOGRAPHS. BY PRESENTING THE CARD, THEY CAN ENJOY VARIOUS CONCESSIONARY SERVICES SUCH AS MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES.
THEY CAN ALSO ENJOY HALF-FARE WHEN TRAVELLING ON PUBLIC LIGHT BUSES PLYING WITHIN THE DISTRICT.
TRIPARTITE DELEGATION FOR LABOUR CONFERENCE
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HONG KONG WILL SEND A TRIPARTITE DELEGATION TO THE TEN-DAY GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION WHICH STARTS ON JUNE 4 IN GENEVA,
THE TEAM, TO BE LED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DARWIN CHEN, WILL ATTEND THE CONFERENCE AS ADVISERS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM DELEGATION.
+THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT A TRIPARTITE DELEGATION INCLUDING EMPLOYEES' AND EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES IS BEING SENT TO THE ILO GENERAL CONFERENCE, MR CHEN SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
PREVIOUSLY, HE SAID, HONG KONG HAD BEEN REPRESENTED BY AN OFFICER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WHO ACTED AS AN ADVISER TO THE GOVERNMENT DELEGATES OF THE UK TEAM.
MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL INCLUDE MR LEE SHING-CHU OF THE HONG KONG TRADE UNIONS COUNCIL AND DR LUI MING-WAH OF THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION.
MR LEE AND DR LUI ARE MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD AND THEY WILL BE REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS IN HONG KONG.
+THEIR PRESENCE AT THE ILO GENERAL CONFERENCE WILL ENABLE HONG KONG TO GAIN MORE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CONTACTS IN THE LABOUR FIELD, + MR CHEN ADDED.