THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1989
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SPORTS DAY FOR THE ELDERLY IN SOUTHERN DISTRICT
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SPORTS DAY
ABOUT 500 ELDERLY PEOPLE WILL TAKE PART IN A THE ELDERLY IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER ACTIVITY OF THE CURRENT DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
FOR
2) IN AN
ORGANISING
THE URBAN
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL COMMITTEE. THE DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, COUNCIL AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE ABERDEEN SPORTS GROUND IN WONG CHUK HANG FROM 9.30 AM TO NOON.
THERE WILL BE SIX TELEMATCHES WHICH HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY DESIGNED FOR THE ELDERLY.
LAST WEEK, THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE HELD TWO CRUISES ESPECIALLY FOR ELDERLY RESIDENTS AND DISABLED PERSONS.
DURING THEIR TRIPS ALONG THE DISTRICT'S SHORELINE ON BOARD A YACHT, THE PARTICIPANTS WERE ABLE TO ENJOY THE DISTRICT'S SCENERY IN DEEP WATER BAY, REPULSE BAY AND STANLEY, AND VIEW ITS LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN KELLET BAY AND TELEGRAPH BAY.
THEY WERE ALSO TREATED TO LUNCH IN A FLOATING
RESTAURANT AND
WERE GIVEN SOUVENIRS.
THE
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE SAID THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNCTIONS WAS TO ENABLE THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED IN THE DISTRICT TO SHARE THE FUN OF THE DISTRICT FESTIVAL.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DEPENDANTS OF ACCIDENT VICTIMS
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) APPROVED PAYMENT OF $86,940 FROM THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (TAVA) FUND TO DEPENDANTS OF TWO MEN KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 17.
A MOULD-MAKING WORKER, MR WAN KEUNG, AGED 32, AND A FACTORY WORKER, MR WONG SIU-MAN, AGED 59, WERE KILLED WHEN A PUBLIC LIGHT BUS CRASHED INTO A METAL SHOP IN TEXACO ROAD, TSUEN WAN.
ACCIDENT.
THEIR
FOUR OTHER PERSONS WERE INJURED IN THE APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE ARE BEING PROCESSED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S TAVA SECTION.
THE TAVA SCHEME PROVIDES QUICK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDANTS WITHOUT TAKING REGARD OF THE MEANS OF A FAMILY OR THE
FAULT IN THE CAUSE OF THE
ELEMENT OF
ACCIDENT.
/BENEFICIARIES UNDER