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The St. John Council for Hong Kong received a sum of $1.38 million for strengthening its various services.
Other grants included: $0.75 million to Po Leung Kuk for renovating a day- activity centre cum hostel for mentally handicapped people; $0.42 million to the Prince of Wales Hospital for advancing its equipment for organ transplantation; and $0.28 million to the Caritas for providing comprehensive after school care service for children.
The Sir Robert Ho Tung Charitable Fund, one of the largest charitable trusts in Hong Kong, was set up with a bequest of $0.5 million by the late Sir Robert Ho Tung in 1956.
In 1966, the capital of the Fund was increased through an injection of $4.95 million from the China Charitable Fund set up by him.
The Sir Robert Ho Tung Charitable Fund is managed by HSBC Trustee (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Applications are invited in June every year through the Department of Health, the Hospital Authority, the Social Welfare Department, the Education Department and the Home Affairs Department.
End/Sunday, April 2, 1995
Stress Management Seminar for Teachers
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Secondary school principals and teachers are invited to attend a half-day seminar on "Stress Management for Teachers" to enhance their ability to cope with
stress.
A spokesman for the Education Department said the seminar consists of talks by doctors following by a panel discussion.
In the seminar, he said, doctors will help participants to achieve a better understanding of stress and its cause, to help them to learn about the effects of stress on both body and mind and to handle it, the spokesman said.
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