FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1986
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FREE EYE TESTS FOR WONG TAI SIN ELDERLIES
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AN EYE-CARE CAMPAIGN WHICH PROVIDES FREE EYE TESTS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT WILL BE LAUNCHED NEXT THURSDAY (AUGUST 28).
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT ELDERLY EYE- CARING CAMPAIGN AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY), CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR YUEN CHAU, SAID THAT EXHIBITIONS ON EYE-CARE WILL BE HELD AT COMMUNITY CENTRES AND CENTRES FOR ELDERLY IN THE 12 AREAS IN THE DISTRICT.
+TECHNICIANS OF THE HONG KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION WILL CONDUCT EYE-TESTS FOR ELDERLIES AGED 60 OR ABOVE,+ MR YUEN SAID.
+THOSE NEEDING CORRECTIONAL SPECTACLES MAY GET A PAIR FREE OF CHARGE AT ANY OF THE SHOPS BELONGING TO THE ASSOCIATION ON PRODUCTION OF THE RESULT OF THE EYE-TEST.
+PATIENTS OF OPHTHALMIC DISEASE WILL BE REFERRED TO CLINICS AND HOSPITALS RUN BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT.+ MR YUEN SAID AN ESTIMATED 9 000 SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE DISTRICT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE CAMPAIGN.
THE CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HONG KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL COST ABOUT $427 000, OF WHICH $10 000 IS SUBSIDISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REST BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS.
AN OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST 28 AT 11 AM AT
THE CHOI HUNG ESTATE SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE.
THE EXHIBITIONS AND EYE-TESTS WILL BE HELD FROM AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 22 ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULES:
DATE
AUGUST 29-30
SEPTEMBER 1-2
SEPTEMBER 3
SEPTEMBER 4
VENUE
CHOI HUNG ESTATE SOCIAL SERVICE CENTRE
CHOI WAN ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE
CHI LIN HOME FOR THE AGED
NGAU CHI WAN RURAL COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 5