FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1987
EXPO'86 SURPLUS FUNDS VEHICLE DONATION
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID FORD, ON BEHALF OF THE SPONSORS OF THE HONG KONG EXPO'86 VANCOUVER, DONATED FOUR
AND REHAB-VEHICLES SIX "BUGGIES" TO FIVE SUBVENTED WELFARE ORGANISATIONS SERVING THE HANDICAPPED.
THE VEHICLES BOUGHT WITH SAVINGS OF ABOUT $635,000 FROM THE EXPO'86 VANCOUVER PROJECT, WERE DONATED TO LOK HANG WORKSHOP OF CARITAS HONG KONG; KWONG FUK WORKSHOP OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED; PAK TIN CHILDREN'S CENTRE OF MENTAL HEALTH
LUNG ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG AND
HANG SPECIAL PRE-SCHOOL OF THE SPASTICS ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG. THE SIX BUGGIES WERE DONATED TO THE CARITAS LOK HING CHILD CARE CENTRE.
FOUR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
REPRESENTING THEIR ORGANISATIONS MR RECEIVED THE VEHICLE KEYS FROM
FORD AT A CEREMONY HELD TODAY (FRIDAY) AT ST. FRANCIS PRE-VOCATIONAL SCHOOL, CARITAS, CAINE ROAD.
FOR
ADDRESSING THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, THE SECRETARY
WHO WAS ALSO ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO,
AT HONG KONG PAVILION
SAID THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
EXPO' 86,
THE BE MOST CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE EXPO'86 DECIDED THAT IT WOULD
THE HANDICAPPED APPROPRIATE TO USE THE SURPLUS TO HELP
SOLVE THEIR
TRANSPORT PROBLEMS.
COMMUNICATION
-
TRANSPORTATION
AND
"THEY LOOKED AT THE THEME OF EXPO'86
PROVIDING TRANSPORT AND DECIDED TO USE THE MONEY FOR
AND DISABLED FOR THE HANDICAPPED
WHO ENCOUNTER MANY PROBLEMS IN GETTING FROM PLACE TO PLACE, HE SAID.
"
A MASTER WONG BING-YIU, RECIPIENT ORGANISATIONS, THANKED THEIR GENEROUS DONATION.
DISABLED CHILD WHO REPRESENTS THE THE SPONSORS OF THE EXPO'86 FOR
HANDICAPPED
VARIOUS
HE SAID THAT WITH THESE REHAB-VEHICLES, THE
HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES CHILDREN WOULD
ΤΟ TAKE PART IN
ACTIVITIES.
CATHAY
WHAMPOA
SHANGHAI COUNCIL
BANKING
AND THE
BY THE EXPO'86 WAS SPONSORED
CABLE & WIRELESS PLC, PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD, HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, HUTCHISON
NEWSPAPER LTD, THE LTD, SING TAO
& HONG KONG CORPORATION, THE SWIRE GROUP, THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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