SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1990
SIR ROBERT HO TING CHARITABLE FUND 1989 ALLOCATION
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GRANTS TOTALLING $11 5 MILLION FROM THE SIR ROBERT CHARITABLE FUND HAVE JUST BEEN MADE TO 53 CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS HONG KONG.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (SATURDAY), THE DEPUTY SECRETARY HEALTH AND WELFARE, MISS ELLE SHUM, SAID THE SIR ROBERT HO CHARITABLE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED BY BEQUEST OF $500,000 BY THE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG ON HIS DEATH IN 1956.
FOR
TUNG LATE
"THE FUND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CHARITABLE TRUSTS IN HONG KONG AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE HONGKONG BANK TRUSTEE LTD,
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COMMITTEE FROM THE
MISS SHUM, WHO IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ALLOCATION RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE GOVERNOR ON THE ALLOCATIONS FUND, SAID MAJOR GRANTS IN THIS YEAR'S ALLOCATION INCLUDED $1,610,346 TO THE ST JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION AND BRIGADE.
OF THIS, SHE SAID, $1,291,050 IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW AMBULANCE DEPOT AND BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS AT SHEUNG SHUI, AND $319,296 FOR THE PURCHASE OF TRAINING EQUIPMENT FOR ITS COUNCIL AND CADET SECTIONS.
ANOTHER GRANT OF $1,550,000 WAS MADE TO THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS FOR THE PURCHASE OF A BLOOD ELECTROLYTE ANALYZER FOR THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL, AN ULTRASONIC MACHINE FOR ECHOCARDIO-GRAPHIC DOPPLER FLOW FOR THE TUNG WAH HOSPITAL AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR THE CENTENARY HOME FOR THE AGED.
OTHER GRANTS FROM THE FUND ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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$824,000 TO THE CARITAS, HONG KONG, OF WHICH $811,000 FOR THE CARITAS MEDICAL CENTRE TO PURCHASE VARIOUS ITEMS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TO REPLACE DELIVERY BEDS, AND $13,000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CHAIRS IN THE CARITAS OI FAI CAMP.
$681,000 то OUR LADY OF MARYKNOLL HOSPITAL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN IMAGE SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL FLUOROSCOPY
AND RADIOGRAPH.
$600,000 TO THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN ANAESTHETIC GAS SCAVENGING SYSTEM.
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$532,275 TO PO LEUNG KUK FOR THE RENOVATION OF ITS FUNG PAK LIN NURSERY AND ITS NURSING BUILDING.
$500,000 AND $468,000 RESPECTIVELY TO THE HONG KONG BAPTIST HOSPITAL AND THE ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS ITEMS OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
* $530,000 TO THE POK OT HOSPITAL FOR THE REPLACEMENT
CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN ITS OPERATION
THEATRE.
OF AIR
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