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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1988
YOUTHS HELP RENOVATE HOUSES POR ELDERLY ISLANDERS
HAD THE IR
HOUSES WISHED TO
TWENTY ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF TAT O ON LANTAU RENOVATED WITH THE HELP OF A GROUP OF YOUNG VOLUNTEERS WHO SPEND A MEANINGFUL SUMMER HOLIDAY.
BY
AND
JOINTLY
0
ORGANISED
COMMUNITY
PROGRAMME
OF THE
THE "RENOVATION OF VILLAGE HOUSES" PROJECT, YWCA THE
ΤΑΙ OFFICE DISTRICT ISLANDS THE
DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, WAS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMMUNITY BUILDING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEK ISLANDS DISTRICT.
THEM
NOTED THAT A NUMBER OF A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE ELDERLY PROPLE IN TAI O WERE LIVING IN SQUATTER HUTS AND MOST OF WERE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT RENOVATION WORKS BY THEMSELVES.
IN THE
DISTRICT
OUT TODAY (THURSDAY)
A CHANCE
SERVE
ΤΟ
THE RENOVATION WORKS WHICH WERE CARRIED AND YESTERDAY, HAD GIVEN YOUTHS THEIR ELDERLY NEIGHBOURS.
IN THE PROJECT. THE ELDERLY
"IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH DIRECT INVOLVEMENT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO SHOW MORE CONCERN FOR AND GAIN EXPERIENCE IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
IN SQUATTER HUTS MANY
ISLANDERS AGED 60 AND ABOVE WHO WERE LIVING AND TILTED STRUCTURES ALONG TAI O CREEK WERE INVITED TO REGISTER WEEKS AGO.
HOUSEHOLD VISITS WERE ORGANISED TO EXPLORE THEIR
ΤΟ WAS GIVEN UP. PRIORITY WORK SCHEDULE WAS DRAWN LIVING ALONE.
NEEDS AND A THOSE ELDERLY
"WORKS CARRIED
OUT INCLUDED
TA
REPAIRS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
PAINTING AND SIMPLE HOUSEHOLD
BEEN
THE PROGRAMME ΤΟ OTHER SCHEDULED FOR SAL WAN ON
"THE DISTRICT OFFICE PLANS TO EXTEND VILLAGES AND A SIMILAR PROJECT HAS CHRUNG CHAU NEXT MONTH,
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HE SAID.
YOUTH GROUPS
SUCCESSFUL
AND
ΤΟ
IS EXTREMELY BENEFIT
"GREATER SUPPORT FROM LOCAL ESSENTIAL FOR THIS KIND OF SERVICE TO BE MORE ELDERLY PEOPLE,' HE ADDED.
"
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