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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1980

MR CALLAGHAN ARRIVES TOMORROW

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THE RT HON JAMES CALLAGHAN, MP, AND HIS WIFE ARE DUE TO ARRIVE FROM GUANGZHOU BY HOVERFERRY TOMORROW (THURSDAY) FOR A ONE-DAY STOPOVER FOLLOWING THEIR VISIT TO CHINA.

THEY WILL BE MET ON ARRIVAL AT TAI KOK TSUI FERRY PIER BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.

DURING HIS STAY, MR CALLAGHAN WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE SOME OF THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN HONG KONG AND MEET MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,

MR CALLAGHAN IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE FOR LONDON ON FRIDAY (MAY 23) EVENING,

NOTE TO EDITORS,

THE RT HON JAMES CALLAGHAN IS DUE TO ARRIVE AT TAI KOK TSUI FERRY PIER, MONG KOK, AT 5.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY). A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE PROVIDED. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO MEET GIS OFFICERS OUTSIDE THE PIER AT 5 PM.

CARE AND ATTENTION HOME DOCUMENTS SIGNED

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DOCUMENTS FOR A CARE AND ATTENTION HOME TO BE OPERATED BY POK OI HOSPITAL AT HA TSUEN, YUEN LONG, WERE SIGNED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR AUGUSTINE CHUI KAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOSPITAL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MR LEUNG SHUI-FAT.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS GRANTED A 3 090 SQUARE METRE SITE, AT PING HA ROAD, TO THE HOSPITAL BY PRIVATE TREATY,

THE HOME WILL BE A THREE-STOREY BUILDING PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION FOR 150 PEOPLE. ONE THIRD OF THE PLACES WILL BE RESERVED FOR THOSE REFERRED BY THE POK DI HOSPITAL, WHILE THE REMAINING 100 PLACES WILL BE RESERVED FOR SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT CASES.

THE HOSPITAL HAS RAISED $1.5 MILLION TOWARDS THE PROJECT WHICH IS TO COST $6.5 MILLION. AN APPLICATION TO THE LOTTER IES FUND THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE BALANCE OF THE FUNDS HAS BEEN MADE.

OPERATING COSTS OF THE HOME ARE EXPECTED TO BE $1.5 MILLION PER ANNUM.

A COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION AND FINANCING OF THE PROJECT HAS BEEN FORMED.

THE HOME, WHOSE FOUNDATION STONE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, LAID IN MARCH, WILL BE READY NEXT YEAR. IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN YUEN LONG DISTRICT.

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