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"The other 30,000 were found to have access to a telephone either through their landlords or fellow-tenants."
Most of the remaining 3,000 recipients who rejected the telephone offer said they found the device disturbing.
Others gave the reason that they intended to leave Hong Kong or to move house, he said.
"During this exercise, our staff also took the opportunity to introduce to the elderly the social networking scheme and the availability of the emergency alarm system grant for those in special need," the spokesman said.
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Sham Shui Po DB organises seminar on new arrival students
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Principals, teachers and social workers providing services for new arrival students in Sham Shui Po and new immigrants are invited to participate in a seminar on February 1 (Saturday).
Co-organised by the Sham Shui Po District Board's Working Group on Youth and Sham Shui Po District Office, the seminar is aimed at examining the characteristics of new arrival students in the district and reviewing the existing services provided for them.
Guest speakers, including the Chairman of Sham Shui Po Group and Community Services Co-ordinating Committee, Mr Leung Suet-chung: a social worker of International Social Service Hong Kong Branch, Ms Liu Kam-fung; and Deputy Headmaster of Sham Shui Po Kai Fong Welfare Advancement Association Primary School, Ms Tse King-chee, will give their views on a survey conducted by the working group last year on adaptation and needs of young new arrivals from China in the district.
Sham Shui Po District Officer, Mr John Leung; Sham Shui Po District Social Welfare Officer, Miss Leung Chuen-nam: and Sham Shui Po Senior Education Officer, Mrs Jeanne Chan, will talk about services provided to new arrival students.