SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1986
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*WE ARE PLEASED THAT MANY DOCTORS HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME AND WE HOPE MORE WILL SIGN UP TO RENDER THE IR SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
+ACCORDING TO THE 1981 CENSUS, THE DISTRICT HAS ABOUT
19 500 PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER 60 YEARS OLD,+ HE SAID.
ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE IN ABERDEEN CENTRE OR ITS WAH FU AND STANLEY SUB-OFF ICES, BRINGING WITH THEM THE IR IDENTITY CARDS AND DOCUMENTS TO PROVE THE IR RESIDENCY IN THE DISTRICT.
THOSE WHO ARE RECEIVING ANY FORM OF ALLOWANCE FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SHOULD ALSO BRING ALONG RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FOR THE OFFICE'S REFERENCE.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE ISSUED A CARD WHICH SHOULD BE PRESENTED EACH TIME THEY VISIT A DOCTOR OR DENTIST TAKING PART IN THE SCHEME.
THE CARD WILL ALSO INDICATE WHETHER THE HOLDER IS RECEIVING ANY FORM OF SOCIAL WELFARE ALLOWANCE SO THAT THE DOCTOR CAN FULLY ASSESS THE PERSON'S NEEDS.
+NEVERTHELESS, APPLICANTS NEED NOT BE RECIPIENTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE ALLOWANCES TO QUALIFY SO LONG AS THEY MEET THE AGE AND ABODE CRITERIA, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED,
THE SCHEME WILL BE REVISED AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AFTER A TRIAL PERIOD OF 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-OFF ICE ON 5-8130689.
CENTRAL TOWN SQUARE FOR TAI PO
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A CENTRAL TOWN SQUARE OF MORE THAN ONE HECTARE IN AREA IS TO BE BUILT SOUTH OF TAI YUEN ESTATE IN TAI PO.
IT WILL HAVE TWO PONDS, AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCE, SITTING-OUT AND CHILDREN'S PLAY AREAS, FORMING A MAJOR CIVIC PLAZA IN THE DISTRICT.
THE SITE WILL BE INTENSIVELY LANDSCAPED.
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN AUGUST AND BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT 11 MONTHS.
TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES/NORTHEAST DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF THE TERRITORY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
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