TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1987
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DETAILS OF SCHEME FOR ELDERLY TO BE ANNOUNCED
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ABOUT 1 700 RESIDENTS OF TSUEN WAN HAVE SO FAR BEEN ENROLLED FOR THE +PREFERENTIAL SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY ORGANISED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE SCHEME, STARTED A YEAR AGO, PROVIDES PREFERENTIAL AND CONCESSIONARY SERVICES FOR THOSE AGED 65 AND ABOVE.
WITH A CARD ISSUED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, PARTICIPANTS OF THE SCHEME CAN ENJOY HALF-FARE FOR PUBLIC MINI-BUSES, CONCESSIONARY MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES.
THEY CAN ALSO OBTAIN DISCOUNTS WHEN SHOPPING AT CERTAIN SHOPS. ELDERLY PEOPLE IN TSUEN WAN WISHING TO TAKE PART IN THE SCHEME CAN CONTACT THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD ON 0-4928519.
A PRESS CONFERENCE TO GIVE DETAILS ON THE PROGRESS AND RESPONSE TO THE SCHEME WILL BE HELD AT 3 PM ON THURSDAY (MARCH 26) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 174-208 CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
IT WILL BE CHAIRED BY TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN MR CHAU HOW-CHEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION COMMITTEE, MR CHAN YUEN-SUM, AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, DR FRANK CHEUNG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY.
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TRAFFIC CHANGES IN SHA TIN, TSUEN WAN **** *
THE TRAFFIC LANES ON THE SOUTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF THE LION ROCK TUNNEL ROAD WILL BE CLOSED SEPARATELY FROM FRIDAY (MARCH 27) TO APRIL 10 BETWEEN 7 PM TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY EXCEPT SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FOR ROAD WORK.
DURING THE ROAD CLOSURE, MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH PATIENCE AND CARE.
IN TSUEN WAN, CHUEN LUNG STREET BETWEEN SHA TSUI ROAD AND HAU TEI SQUARE WILL BE DESIGNATED A RESTRICTED ZONE FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY WITH EFFECT FROM 10 AM ON MARCH 27.
NO VEHICLE WILL BE ALLOWED TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS OR GOODS WITHIN THE RESTRICTED AREA.
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