THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1936
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NEW MEDICAL, TRANSPORT SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY
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SENIOR CITIZENS LIVING IN WONG TAI SIN CAN APPLY FOR AN +ENTITLEMENT CARD+ FOR THE ELDERLY WHICH WILL ALLOW THEM TO HAVE DISCOUNTS ON DENTAL TREATMENTS, LABORATORY SERVICES PURCHASES AT DISPENSARIES, AND HALF-FARE ON MAXICABS IN THE DISTRICT STARTING TOMORROW (MAY 23).
THE ENTITLEMENT CARD+ WILL REPLACE THE REFERRAL CARD ISSUED TO APPLICANTS OF THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME LAST JUNE.
THE NEW SCHEME IS AN EXPANSION OF THE MEDICAL SERVICE SCHEME WHICH GIVES PARTICIPANTS REDUCTIONS WHEN THEY SEEK TREATMENT FROM A PARTICIPATING DOCTOR.
APPLICATION FOR THE ENTITLEMENT CARD CAN BE MADE AT ANY OF THE FOUR BRANCH OFFICES OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE DURING OFFICE HOURS.
RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT AGED 60 OR ABOVE WISHING TO JOIN THE SCHEME SHOULD BRING ALONG THE IR IDENTITY CARDS AND DOCUMENTS INDICATING THEIR ADDRESSES OF RESIDENCE WHEN MAKING APPLICATIONS. HOLDERS OF REFERRAL CARDS SHOULD BRING ALONG TWO PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF ENTITLEMENT CARDS.
UNDER THE NEW SCHEME, ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS WILL ENJOY A REDUCTION OF 20 PER CENT OR MORE WHEN THEY SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM A PARTICIPATING DOCTOR OR A PARTICIPATING DENTIST, AND IN THE USE OF LABORATORY SERVICES OF THE TWO LABORATORIES IN THE DISTRICT.
CARD HOLDERS WILL ALSO BE ENTITLED WITH A DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION, TO THE STANDARDISED WHOLESALE PRICE WHEN BUYING DRUGS AT THE SIX DISPENSARIES IN THE DISTRICT.
THEY CAN ALSO ENJOY HALF-FARE ON MAXICABS ROUTE 16 RUNNING JATS INCLINE AND PING SHEK ESTATE, ROUTE 18 RUNNING WONG TAI SIN NORTH AND TSZ WAN SHAN NORTH, ROUTE 19 RUNNING SAN PO KONG AND TSZ WAN SHAN SHATIN PASS ESTÁTE, AND ROUTE 20 RUNNING SAN PO KONG AND TSZ WAN SHAN NORTH.
STICKERS WILL BE PLACED ON ALL PARTICIPATING MAXICABS, DISPENSARIES AND LABORATOR IES FOR EASY IDENTIFICATION.
THE MAXICABS FARE REDUCTION SCHEME IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE WHILE THE COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHEME IS RUN BY THE BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT'S COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION ASSOCIATION.
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