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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1988

"OUR MAIN AIM

IS TO

HELP RESIDENTS

YOUNG,

IN THE FIND WHO

IT

REMOTE

DIFFICULT

AREAS,

TO

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HE SAID.

PARTICULARLY THE ELDERLY AND THE

TRAVEL A LONG DISTANCE FOR PROPER DENTAL TREATMENT,

UNDER THE

SCHEME, A

OF TRAM

ONE

DENTAL UP IN THE

DENTIST AND TWO ASSISTANTS WILL BE STATIONED AT A DENTAL CENTRE TO BE SET VILLAGE ONE DAY EACH WEEK.

TAKING PART IN THE SCHEMB ARK SERVE AS INTERPRETERS 30 71 DR TREPPER SAID.

DENTISTS "ALTHOUGH ALL THE

ASSISTANTS DENTAL EXPATRIATES, THE THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION PROBLEM,'

CAN

ISLANDERS,

CONCERNING THE DENTAL PROBLEMS FACED BY MOST OF THE DR TREPPER SAID THAT NEGLECT OF ORAL HYGIENE WAS THE MAIN CAUSE.

"THAT IS WHY WE ALSO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS ON ORAL DIETARY HABITS TO EDUCATE THE ISLANDERS.

FUTURE,

HYGIENE AND

FROM APART

"WE HOPE THAT IN THE INSTRUCTION', A MORE FORMAL DENTAL EDUCATION WHICH OF LITERATURE AND VIDEO TAPES CAN BE PROVIDED IF AVAILABLE, HE SAID.

*T

THE DENTAL TEAM

'CHAIR-SIDE INCLUDES THE USE MORE RESOURCES ARE

WILL BE STATIONED AT PROVIDE FREE DENTAL

FOR THE NEXT 10 WEEKS, THE PAK MONG COMMUNITY CENTRE EVERY THURSDAY TO SERVICES TO THE THREE VILLAGES OF PAK MONG, NGAU KWU LONG AND TAI HO.

"AFTER PAK MONG, WE MAY CONSIDER MOVING TO ANOTHER REMOTE AREA AND WILL RE-VISIT SOME OF LONG-TERM PLAN," DR TREPPER ADDED.

THE OUTREACH SERVICE THE PLACES IN OUR

DB TO DISCUSS HOUSING POLICY ON SINGLETONS .

TO MEMBERS

THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD WILL MEET TOMORROW (FRIDAY)

FAMILY ON ADDITIONAL OF THE POLICY DISCUSS THE REVISION CONCERNING TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA SINGLETONS WHO HAVE MARRIED.

MARKET CONSULTED

THE BOARD WILL ALSO DISCUSS A PLAN TO BUILD THE LAI WAN UNDERNEATH THE LAI CHI KOK BAY BRIDGE. MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE ON THE RELOCATION OF THE LAI CHI KOK BUS DEPOT TO A SUITABLE SITE.

SHAM

OTHER ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION INCLUDE THE PUBLICATION OF THE

OF THE HOUSING SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD REPORT AND THE REORGANISATION AUTHORITY,

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SHAM SHUT HELD AT 2 PM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) SECOND FLOOR, 39 TONKIN STREET,

MEETING PO DB IN THE DB CONFERENCE SHAM SHUI PO.

ON ROOM

TO BE THE

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