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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1993
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SPORTS ASSOCIATION
DONATES CHAIRS TO HANDICAPPED CHILDREN
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THE
HANDICAPPED
CHILDREN IN CARITAS MEDICAL
CENTRE TODAY
(SATURDAY) RECEIVED A DONATION OF CHAIRS FROM THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPORTS ASSOCIATION (CSDSA).
THE PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY CSDSA CHAIRMAN, MR HS RUTTON, AT
A CEREMONY AT THE CARITAS MEDICAL CENTRE.
PRODUCED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES INDUSTRIES IN STANLEY PRISON, THE WOODEN CEREBRAL PALSY CHAIR IS A NECESSARY TOOL ΤΟ FACILITATE TRAINING AND CORRECTION OF ABNORMAL POSTURE OF THE HANDICAPPED CHILDREN.
IT IS EASY TO CARRY AND IS CAREFULLY DESIGNED TO MAKE IT BOTH COMFORTABLE AND SAFE.
A TOTAL OF 40 SUCH CHAIRS WORTH SOME $28,000 WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE CENTRE IN BATCHES.
THE DONATION IS PART OF THE PROCEEDS RAISED AT THE AUTUMN FAIR WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY CSDSA IN NOVEMBER LAST YEAR. OTHER RECIPIENTS OF DONATIONS INCLUDED THE SOCIETY FOR THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND AND YOUTH OUTREACH.
THE AUTUMN FAIR IS AN ANNUAL EVENT DURING WHICH PRODUCTS LIKE STUFFED TOYS AND HANDICRAFTS ARE ON SALE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. ALI PROCEEDS RAISED WERE DONATED TO CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.
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CASH AID TO DEPENDENTS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) APPROVED $97,801 FROM THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE (TAVA) FUND ΤΟ THE DEPENDENTS OF TWO VICTIMS KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN YUEN LONG EARLY THIS YEAR.
BOTH WERE KNOCKED DOWN BY A PRIVATE CAR AT HUNG SHUI KIU IN YUEN LONG ON JANUARY 27.
ONE OF THE VICTIMS, A 37-YEAR-OLD MAN, WAS SURVIVED BY HER WIFE, PARENTS AND TWO CHILDREN. THE FAMILY WAS GIVEN BURIAL AND DEATH GRANTS AMOUNTING TO $85,550.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO GAVE GRANTS TO THE DEPENDENT OF THE OTHER DECEASED, AND ANOTHER VICTIM INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE TAVA SCHEME PROVIDED QUICK FINANCIAL HELP TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS OR THEIR DEPENDENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE MEANS OF A FAMILY OR THE FAULT BLEMENT IN THE ACCIDENT.
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