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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1988
HE ALSO COMMENDED THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS FOR ITS OUTSTANDING RECORD IN PROVIDING MEDICAL, EDUCATIONAL, ELDERLY AND
THE CO-ORGANISING SOCIAL SERVICES, AND THANKED THE GROUP FOR MONTH WITH THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD.
HEALTH
REFERRING TO THE ELDERLY VOLUNTEERS WORKING ON THE PROJECT, LAN SAID THEY WERE YET FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT THE AGED WERE FULL VITALITY AND COULD CONTRIBUTE A LOT TO THE COMMUNITY.
MR
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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, MR PAUL YU, SAID THE AIM OF LAUNCHING MONTH WAS TO PROMOTE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY IN WAN CHAI.
THE
HEALTH
DISTRICT BOARD, THIS YEAR IN A ELDERLY AND ΤΟ
FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THE EYE CARING CAMPAIGN FOR THE ELDERLY HELD LAST YEAR BY THE GROUP AND THE WAN CHAI THE TWO PARTIES WERE CO-ORGANISING THE HEALTH MONTH BID TO AROUSE PUBLIC CONCERN FOR SERVICES FOR THE ENCOURAGE RESPECT FOR THE AGED.
THE CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MS ANNA TANG, PAID TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, LOCAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, AND WELFARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH HAD MADE THE $200,000 PROGRAMME POSSIBLE.
AFTER THE CEREMONY A CARNIVAL WAS HELD. ARTISTS FROM RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG GAVE PERFORMANCES OF CANTONESE OPERA, OPERATIC SONGS, POP SONGS AND
THE PROGRAMME WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON
RADIO 5.
DRAMA.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE EVENT WERE THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ALLAN CHOW; WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM; AND CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR SAMMY POONE.
THE "1988 HEALTH MONTH FOR THE ELDERLY IN WAN CHAI" WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NOVEMBER 15. ITS MAIN CONTENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
PROGRAMME
MEDICAL CHECK-UP
SERVICES
VENUE
METHODIST CENTRE
DATE
OCTOBER 26
-
28
YU MAK YUN CHILDREN &
YOUTH CENTRE
OCTOBER 31
-
NOV 2
TAI HANG RESIDENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION
J
NOV 3
L
4
BAPTIST OI KWAN SOCIAL
SERVICE CENTRE
HAPPY VALLEY & CANAL ROAD
DISTRICT KAIFONG
ASSOCIATION
NOV 7 9
-
NOV 10
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11:
14
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15
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