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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1978

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HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT CLINICS

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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT ALL GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED ON FEBRUARY 7-AND 8 DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

BUT, ON FEBRUARY 9, ONLY SIX GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL BE OPENED FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.

THESE ARE THE VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC (SHAU KEI WAN) ON THE ISLAND THE ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CLINICS. IN KWUN TONG AND YAU MA TEI, KOWLOON- AND THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC IN TSUEN WAN, THE NEW TERRITORIES.

ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON THAT DAY.

DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE VISITS

CHEUNG CHAU HOME FOR THE AGED

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING VISITED THE CHUNG SHEK HEI HOME FOR THE AGED ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND AND DISTRIBUTED SWEETS AND CAKES TO THE RESIDENTS.

THIS WAS PART OF HIS SERIES OF VISITS TO VOLUNTARY WELFARE ORGANISATIONS TO SEE THEIR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION.

MR. LEE WAS ACCOMPANIED ON HIS VISIT BY MR. CHE YUE-KEE, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF OLD PEOPLE WELFARE UNIT. ON ARRIVAL THEY WERE MET BY MRS. SIU HON-SUM, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOME'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

CHUNG SHEK HEI HOME FOR THE AGED WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1969 WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND AND IT HAS BEEN RECEIVING SUBVENTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT SINCE 1972.

AT PRESENT, THE HOME CAN ACCOMMODATE 145 ELDERLY PEOPLE.

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