TUESDAY,
AUGUST 26, 1986
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HEALTH DAY ORGANISED FOR TUNG CHUNG
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ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF TUNG CHUNG ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS TODAY (TUESDAY) AND TOMORROW FROM THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
AS DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ARE COMMON DISEASES FOR THE ELDERLY, THE MEDICAL TEAM FROM THE UNIVERSITY CONCENTRATED ITS EFFORTS ON CHECKING BLOOD PRESSURE AND SCREENING FOR DIABETES AT THE SERVICE CENTRE SET UP IN THE LOCAL AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES OFFICE.
THE MEDICAL TEAM ALSO VISITED REMOTE VILLAGES SUCH AS SHEK MUN KAP, MOK KA TSUEN AND SHEK LAU PO TO PROVIDE DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICES DURING THE DAY.
THE PROJECT WAS ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE TUNG CHUNG RURAL COMMITTEE.
THE HEALTH DAY PROGRAMME WILL CONTINUE TOMORROW AT THE TOWN CENTRE TO SERVE PEOPLE FROM MA WAN CHUNG AND OTHER VILLAGES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE SAID: +THE HEALTH DAY IS AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME. IF SUCH SERVICES PROVE HELPFUL TO THE ELDERLY, WE WILL EXTEND IT TO OTHER AREAS.+
WATER STORAGE FIGURE
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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (TUESDAY) STOOD AT 70.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 411.242 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 393.515 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 67.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
NEW WATER MAINS FOR ABERDEEN, AP LEI CHAU *****
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO AREAS OF ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU WILL BE IMPROVED WHEN MAINS LAYING WORK IS COMPLETED NEXT YEAR.
THE WORK INVOLVES LAYING ABOUT 400 METRES OF 700-MILLIMETRE DIAMETER FRESH WATER MAINS ALONG ABERDEEN PRAYA ROAD BETWEEN ITS JUNCTIONS WITH SHEK PAI WAN ROAD AT TIN WAN.
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