SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1989
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ELDERLY PEOPLE NEED CARE AND CONCERN
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CARING FOR THE ELDERLY'S SPIRITUAL NEEDS IS AS IMPORTANT AS PROVIDING THEM MATERIAL SUPPORT, THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER (COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE, MISS LISA CHAN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 1989 SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY.
"WE SHOULD RESPECT AND TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY HAD CONTRIBUTED A LOT IN BUILDING AND DEVELOPING THE SOCIETY WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG,' SHE SAID.
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MISS CHAN SAID EQUAL EFFORTS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO PROVIDING MATERIAL NECESSITIES FOR THE ELDERLY PEOPLE AND SERVICES IN MEETING THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS.
"TO SHOW OUR LOVE AND RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY, A FESTIVAL IS HELD IN SAI KUNG EVERY YEAR WITH GREAT SUPPORT FROM THE LOCAL PEOPLE.
"AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THOSE INVOLVED IN ORGANISING THE FESTIVAL," SHE SAID.
IN ADDITION, MISS CHAN SAID THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE AND DISTRICT BOARD WERE ASSISTING VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS IN HOLDING ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY.
"I HOPE THESE ORGANISATIONS WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN PROVIDING MORE ACTIVITIES FOR THE OLD PEOPLE AND STEPPING UP THE SERVICES FOR THEM.
THE 1989 SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY, WHICH STARTED ON NOVEMBER 18, WAS AIMED AT AROUSING THE CONCERN OF LOCAL RESIDENTS TOWARDS THE WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY WAS A LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADER, MR LEE SPIEGAL, WHO PRESENTED A GOLD MEDAL TO EACH OF THE SIX OLDEST PEOPLE IN SAI KUNG, THE OLDEST OF THE RECIPIENTS WAS A 99-YEAR- OLD VILLAGER OF HO CHUNG, MADAM CHEUNG SUN-TA1.
A TOTAL OF 18 ACTIVITIES WERE HELD DURING THE FESTIVAL. THEY INCLUDED VISITS TO HOMES FOR THE AGED IN SAI KUNG, DENTAL AND HEALTH CHECK-UPS FOR THE ELDERLY, CHESS COMPETITIONS AND A BANQUET FOR THE ELDERLY WHICH WAS HELD THIS AFTERNOON.
THE BANQUET WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 1,000 OLD PEOPLE IN THE
DISTRICT.
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