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PROPOSED TRADE LEGISLATION IN U.S. EXPLAINED
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THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) ON PROPOSED NEW TRADE LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD AT 3 PM IN THE TRADE DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM, 15TH FLOOR, OCEAN CENTRE, CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA
TSUL.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
DETAILS OF ELDERLY FEE REDUCTION SCHEME SURVEY
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THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO ANNOUNCE THE FINDINGS OF A RECENT SURVEY ON THE FEE RÉDUCTION SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE DISTRICT.
THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED TO FIND WAYS TO IMPROVE THE SCHEME WAS CARRIED OUT WITH QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO PARTICIPATING DOCTORS, DENTISTS, DISPENSARIES, LABORATORIES AND MAXI-CAB PROPRIETORS. ATTEMPTS WERE ALSO MADE TO STUDY MAXI-CAB DRIVERS ATTITUDE TOWARDS SENIOR CITIZENS.
CONVENOR OF THE SURVEY WORKING GROUP, MR MICHAEL LEE, AND THE SENIOR STATISTICIAN OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR K,K. AU, WILL PRESENT FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE WORKING GROUP, MRS LEE LO YUK-SIM, MR LIU SING-LEE, MISS MARGARET HONG, AND THE ASSISTANT WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NG HON-WAH.
THE FEE REDUCTION SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT WAS INTRODUCED IN JUNE 1985 BY THE BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE. SINCE THEN, ABOUT 4 300 ENTITLEMENT CARDS WERE ISSUED TO OLD PEOPLE AGED OVER 60.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW AT 3 PM AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT OFFICE. FOURTH FLOOR, SAN PO KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, KING FUK STREET, SAN PO KONG.
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