WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1993
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NEEDY FAMILIES GIVEN RED PACKETS
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ABOUT 400 SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND LIVING ON HONG KONG ISLAND TODAY (WEDNESDAY) GOT A $200 PACKET FROM THE TANG SHIU-KIN AND HO TIM CHARITABLE FUND.
RED
A FURTHER 3,150 SUCH FAMILIES LIVING IN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HARBOUR WILL RECEIVE THEIR RED PACKETS IN THE COMING FEW DAYS.
MORE THAN 650 ELDERLY, COMPRISING PATIENTS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AND RESIDENTS OF HO'S CLANSMAN ASSOCIATION HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY, WILL RECEIVE A $100 RED PACKET BEFORE THE CHINESE NEW YEAR.
OFFICIATING AT A DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY AT PO LEUNG KUK FOUNDER OF THE FUND, DR HO TIM; DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, STRACHAN; ACTRESS, MISS MICHELLE KHENG; SONG COMPOSER, MR LAI AND MEMBERS OF THE FUND'S COMMITTEE.
WERE A MR IAN MICHAEL
THE FUND, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDES IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL HELP TO INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES IN COPING WITH HARDSHIP BROUGHT ABOUT BY UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES.
GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO GIVE A CHILD EDUCATION, TO BUY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT OR TO MEET HIGH MEDICAL COSTS OR OTHER NEEDS.
PAYMENTS ARE ALSO MADE FOR SPECIAL NEEDS ARISING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY OR CHRONIC ILLNESS. IN PARTICULAR, THE FUND HELPS VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
APPLICATIONS FOR HELP FROM THE FUND CAN BE MADE TO THE TUNG WAB GROUP OF HOSPITALS, PO LEUNG KUK OR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND
MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS
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OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
RUVERSAL OF LAF
BALANCE AFTER REVERSAL OF LAF
NET INJECTION/WITHDRAWAL TODAY
EFFECT OF LAF TODAY
CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT
LAF RATE 2.00 BID/4.00 OFFER TWI 114.7 *+0.3*
$ MILLION
1,500
NIL
1,500
NIL
NIL
1,500
13.1.1993
HONG KONG