MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1986
ANNOUNCING DETAILS TODAY (MONDAY), CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR TANG YUN-LIM, SAID THE AIM OF THE SCHEME WAS TO ENABLE ELDERLY OR HANDICAPPED RESIDENTS TO DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM REDUCED CONSULTATION FEES FOR VISITING DENTISTS AND DOCTORS IN THE DISTRICT.
ALL RESIDENTS AGED 60 AND ABOVE OR RECEIVING DISABILITY ALLOWANCE ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE SCHEME.
MR TANG NOTED THAT OVER THE PAST MONTHS, ORGANISERS HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SOLICITING THE MAJORITY OF REGISTERED DENTISTS AND DOCTORS IN THE DISTRICT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHEME.
INITIALLY, THE SCHEME WOULD COVER ONLY GENERAL DENTAL AND MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT WOULD BE SUBJECTED TO A REVIEW AFTER SIX MONTHS OF IMPLEMENTATION WHEN CONSIDERATION WOULD BE GIVEN TO FURTHER EXPAND ITS SCOPE TO INCLUDE MORE SERVICES SUCH AS SPECIALIST TREAMENT AND PHYSICAL CHECK-UP, HE SAID,
MR TANG SAID HE ANTICIPATED THAT THE SCHEME WOULD ATTRACT SOME 10 000 RESIDENTS TO REGISTER AS MEMBERS.
+APART FROM PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SERVICE TO YUEN LONG RESIDENTS, WE ALSO HOPE THAT THE SCHEME COULD HELP GENERATE A SENSE OF CARE FOR THE NEEDY MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SCHEME CAN BE MADE TO THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT ON 0-753831 THE YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OFFICE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ON 0-776107 THE CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE ON 0-797383 AND THE YOUTH SERVICES CENTRE OF THE FINNISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY ON 0-764823.
COURSES ON CHEMICALS, ACCIDENT PREVENTION
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THE INDUSTRIAL SAFETY TRAINING CENTRE (ISTC) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FROM EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND ITS TRAINING COURSES ON CHEMICAL HAZARDS AND BASIC INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION.
NINE SUCH COURSES, LASTING BETWEEN ONE AND THREE DAYS, HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
THEY ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO UPDATE AND BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYEES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO HANDLE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES.
THE COURSES
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