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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1976

PUBLIC DONATIONS FOR LANDSLIDE VICTIMS

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A TOTAL OF 4,471 VICTIMS OF THE RECENT LANDSLIDES WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT $40 EACH FROM DONATIONS BY THE PUBLIC NEXT WEEK.

THE 3,453 VICTIMS ON KOWLOON SIDE ARE ASKED TO COLLECT THEIR SHARES AT THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY CENTRE ON TSUI PING ROAD ON MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 6) FROM 2.30 TO 4 P.M.

CASH PAYMENTS FOR THE 888 VICTIMS ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE MADE AT THE SHAU KEI WAN KAIFONG ASSOCIATION RECREATION GROUND, SHAU KEI WAN ROAD, ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 7) ALSO BETWEEN 2.30 AND 4 P.M.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID : +FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES, ALL VICTIMS ARE ADVISED TO BRING ALONG THEIR HONG KONG IDENTITY CARDS, TENANTS OF BLOCKS

9 AND 15 OF SAU MAU PING ESTATE SHOULD ALSO BRING ALONG THEIR TENANCY CARS WHILE OTHER VICTIMS THEIR EMERGENCY RELIEF CHITS, THAT IS, THE 'RED CARD' ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.+

OFF ICERS OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND ARTISTES FROM THE COMMERCIAL RADIO WILL HELP DISTRIBUTE THE DONATIONS DURING THESE TWO DAYS.

AS FOR THE 130 VICTIMS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, ARRANGEMENTS FOR CASH PAYMENT ARE BEING MADE SEPARATELY FOR THEM AND DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER.

THE DONATIONS AMOUNTING TO $178,800 CONSIST OF $112,500 RAISED BY THE COMMERCIAL RADIO = $40,513 DONATED BY THE BANG BANG FILMS CO. LTD.- $13,279 BY READERS OF OVERSEAS CHINESE DAILY NEWS LTD.- $10,000 BY THE CHIU CHOW MERCHANTS MUTUAL ASSISTANCE SOCIETY LIMITED= $2,000 BY THE CHIU CHOW CLANSMEN OF SEK TONG TSUI, $200 BY MR, KO MAN-HING, AND $200 RAISED BY FIVE YOUNG GIRLS - CHRISTINE ROSS, JOANNA MACDONOUGH, NATALIE TURNER, MARIE TURNER AND JOANNE HUNT IN A JUMBLE SALE.

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