WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1988
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LADY WILSON TO OPEN CARE HOME IN KWAI TSING
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A NEW CARE AND ATTENTION SHELTER FOR THE ELDERLY IN KWAI TSING DISTRICT THE LAI YIU BRADBURY CARE HOME
WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY LADY WILSON TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
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OPERATED BY THE HELPING HAND, THE CARE HOME IS THE FIRST ONE SET UP UNDER A GOVERNMENT PILOT SCHEME.
UNDER THE SCHEME, THE GOVERNMENT WILL SUBSIDISE A CARE SHELTER ADMINISTERED BY A NON-PROFIT MAKING WELFARE ORGANISATION IN RETURN FOR A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PLACES IN THE SHELTER.
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROVIDED ΤΟ THE CARE HOME INCLUDED ALLOCATION OF THE PREMISES IN THE HOUSING ESTATE AND FINANCIAL SUBSIDIES FOR THE ELDERLY'S HOSTEL FEES AND LIVING EXPENSES.
GUESTS ATTENDING THE OPENING CEREMONY TOMORROW WILL INCLUDE THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE AND HOUSING DEPARTMENTS; KWAI TSING DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS; AND EXECUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE HELPING HAND.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE LAI YIU BRADBURY CARE HOME TO BE HELD AT 3.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AT BLOCK B OF LAI YIU COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, KWAI CHUNG.
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15 PM. A
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE VENUE AT SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THEM AFTER 2 PM AT THE LAI KING HILL ROAD EXIT OF LAI KING MTR STATION.
MINISTER GIVES HK'S VIEWS ON TRADE BILL
THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL PASSED IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE ON APRIL 27 SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY SERIOUSLY DAMAGING EFFECTS ON HONG KONG TRADE, A SENIOR HONG KONG TRADE OFFICIAL SAID IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON STATE, ON TUESDAY.
MR PETER LO, MINISTER FOR HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE AFFAIRS AND BASED IN WASHINGTON, DC, WAS ADDRESSING A JOINT LUNCHEON MEETING OF THE WASHINGTON COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE WASHINGTON STATE CHINA RELATIONS COUNCIL.
/HE SAID