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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1987
EYE CARE CAMPAIGN ORGANISED FOR ELDERLY
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A THREE-WEEK EYE CARE CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED BETWEEN NOVEMBER 7 AND 27 IN WAN CHAI AND EASTERN DISTRICTS то PROVIDE FREE EYE CHECK-UPS AND SPECTACLES FOR SENIOR DISTRICT RESIDENTS AGED OVER 60.
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD AND EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD FROM NOVEMBER 7 TO 16 IN WAN CHAI AND FROM NOVEMBER 17 TO 27 IN EASTERN DISTRICT.
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SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE EYE CARE CAMPAIGN THE ELDERLY TODAY (TUESDAY), THE CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR TO BOON-MAN SAID THE CAMPAIGN WAS EXPECTED ΤΟ BENEFIT MORE THAN 10,000 SENIOR RESIDENTS IN THE TWO DISTRICTS.
HE POINTED OUT THAT NOT ONLY WERE GOVERNMENT AND ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED ABOUT SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, BOARDS ALSO PAID ATTENTION TO THIS ASPECT OF THE COMMUNITY.
VOLUNTARY DISTRICT
IN VIEW OF THE NEEDS, BOTH THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD HAD SET UP A SOCIAL SERVICE WORKING GROUP A CONCERN FOR THE AGED WORKING GROUP TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEMS NEED OF THE ELDERLY, HE SAID.
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"AFTER THE CHECK-UPS BY OPTOMETRISTS, THE ELDERLY CAN OBTAIN,
IF REQUIRED, SPECTACLES AT CHARGE, HE ADDED.
SOME DESIGNATED OPTICAL SHOPS FREE OF
EYE CARE EXHIBITIONS WILL ALSO BE HELD AT 11
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VENUES IN BOTH
WAN CHAI AND EASTERN DISTRICT DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD ANDg A
BOOKLET ON EYE CARE WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON THE SPOT.
ANOTHER CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MISS ANNA TANG SAID THE CONCERN FOR THE AGED WORKING GROUP IN WAN CHAI BEGAN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS ON ORGANISING THIS CAMPAIGN IN WAN CHAI LAST YEAR.
"IT WAS LATER SUGGESTED THAT THE CAMPAIGN
SHOULD BE EXTENDED
TO EASTERN DISTRICT TO BENEFIT MORE PEOPLE AND A JOINT ORGANISING
COMMITTEE WAS FORMED."
THE CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT DISSEMINATING EYE-CARE KNOWLEDGE .TO RESIDENTS AND IN ADDITION TO FREE EYE CHECK-UP SERVICES AND FREE SPECTACLES, SENIOR RESIDENTS WITH EYE DISEASE WOULD BE REFERRED TO HOSPITALS FOR TREATMENT, MISS TANG SAID.
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