SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1987
PREMISES RESERVED FOR WELFARE SERVICES
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS RESERVED 29 PREMISES IN NEW PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE OPERATION OF NURSERIES AND SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS NOW INVITING WELFARE AGENCIES TO APPLY FOR THESE PREMISES WHICH WILL BECOME AVAILABLE OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
THE PREMISES WILL BE LOCATED IN 12 PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AND FIVE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENTS PLANNED FOR VARIOUS DISTRICTS.
WHEN COMPLETED, 15 OF THESE NEW PREMISES WILL BE USED AS NURSERIES AND THE REMAINING 14 AS SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY.
A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THESE WELFARE PREMISES HAS BEEN SENT TO WELFARE AGENCIES FOR THEIR INFORMATION.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT URGED INTERESTED AGENCIES TO APPLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE DEPARTMENT AT WORLD TRADE CENTRE, 19/F., 280 GLOUCESTER ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY, ON OR BEFORE JUNE 30, 1987.
+SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION TO PROVIDE A PARTICULAR SERVICE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY IMPLY THAT RECURRENT SUBVENTIONS OR CAPITAL GRANT FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND WOULD BE FORTHCOMING.
+SEPARATE APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHOULD BE MADE IN DUE COURSE AND EACH CASE WILL BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS, + THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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SAI KUNG FREE EYE CHECK-UP FOR THE ELDERLIES
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ABOUT 400 ELDERLIES IN SAI KUNG TOOK PART IN THE FREE EYE CHECK-UP TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE SAI KUNG TOWN HALL.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE EITHER 65 YEARS OLD OR ABOVE AND HAD ENROLLED THEMSELVES FOR THE CHECK-UP ON APRIL 27.
AMONG THEM, 195 ELDERLIES WERE RECOMMENDED BY SEVEN ELDERLY CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT WHILE THE REST WERE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS.
OPTOMETRISTS FROM AN OPTICAL COMPANY WERE ON HAND TO CHECK THE EYES OF THE ELDERLIES WITH COMPUTERISED EYE CHECKING MACHINE.
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