THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1986
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A SERVICES PLANT ROOM AND CAR PARKING IS PROVIDED AT GROUND LEVEL ABOVE THIS BASEMENT AREA.
: TUNNEL WILL LINK THE HOSPITAL AND NURSES' QUARTERS SITES, PASSING UNDER THE ADJACENT PUBLIC ROAD, AND WILL CARRY BUILDING SERVICES AND PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN LINK FOR STAFF.
THE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY PLANNED ON THE SITE TO ALLOW FOR FUTURE EXPANSION.
DESIGN ALLOWANCES HAVE ALSO BEEN PROVIDED FOR FUTURE EXTENSIONS OF SEVEN FLOORS TO THE PATHOLOGY BLOCK, TWO FLOORS TO THE SPECIAL BLOCK AND ONE FLOOR TO THE RADIOTHERAPY BLOCK.
THE MAIN CONTRACTOR, WHO IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERALL BUILDING SERVICES INSTALLATION CO-ORDINATION, IS AOKI CORPORATION.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20,
1986
DISTRICT ELDERLY SERVICES AT NEW HEIGHT
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SERVICES PROVIDED FOR ELDERLIES IN THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT HAS REACHED A NEW HEIGHT, THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR T.H. CHAU, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE DISTRICT'S ELDERLY EYE-CARE CAMPAIGN WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FREE EYE TESTS AND CORRECTIONAL SPECTACLES FOR ELDERLIES IN THE DISTRICT AGED 60 AND ABOVE.
MR CHAU SAID THAT ABOUT 9 000 ELDERLY PEOPLE, OR ONE-FIFTH OF THE QUALIFIED POPULATION, WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICE.
+THE CAMPAIGN SHOWS OUR RESPECT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS,+ HE SAID.
+FREE SERVICES PROVIDED FOR ELDERLIES ARE WHAT THEY DESERVE FOR THE IR CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG,+ MR CHAU SAID.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CAMPAIGN'S ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR YUEN CHAU, SAID THE CAMPAIGN ALSO PROVIDED EXHIBITIONS AND INFORMATION BOOKLETS FOR ELDERLIES TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EYE CARE.
THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT ELDERLY EYE-CARE CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22. EYE TESTS AND EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRES AND CENTRES FOR ELDERLY IN THE 12 AREAS IN THE DISTRICT.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING WERE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR MICHAEL CHENG, DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICHOLAS YEK AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, MR ROBERT CHAN.
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