SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 1987
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MEDICAL SCHEME OPEN TO SOUTHERN ELDERLY
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT RESIDENTS AGED 60 OR OVER ARE REMINDED THAT THEY CAN JOIN A COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHEME TO RECEIVE PRIORITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT AT A REDUCED RATE.
MORE THAN 1 000 ELDERLY AND ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE PRIVATE DOCTORS AND DENTISTS PRACTISING IN THE DISTRICT HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME WHICH WAS INTRODUCED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE LAST JANUARY.
SOME DOCTORS IN SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAI WAN HAVE ALSO JOINED THE SCHEME THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE LIVING IN STANLEY AND SHEK 0.
ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS SHOULD APPLY IN PERSON TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE IN ABERDEEN CENTRE OR ITS WAH FU AND STANLEY SUB-OFFICES, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND DOCUMENTS TO PROVE THAT THEY LIVE OR WORK 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 DE PRESENTED EACH TIME THEY VISIT A DOCTOR OR DENTIST UNDER 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 HIS OR HER NEEDS.
+NEVERTHELESS, APPLICANTS NEED NOT BE RECIPIENTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE ALLOWANCES TO QUALIFY SO LONG AS THEY MEET THE AGE REQUIREMENT AND ACTUALLY LIVE OR WORK IN THE DISTRICT,+ A SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
SENIOR RESIDENTS WHO JOINED THE SCHEME LAST YEAR ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THEY SHOULD RENEW THEIR APPLICATION AT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE OR SUB-OFFICES, BRINGING WITH THEM RELEVANT DOCUMENTS AND THE OLD CARD.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE ON 5-524429, ITS WAH FU SUB-OFFICE ON 5-509181, OR ITS STANLEY SUB-OFFICE ON 5-8130689. LEAFLETS GIVING DETAILS OF THE SCHEME ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THESE OFFICES,
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