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MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1980

+TSUEN WAN HEALTH WEEK+ BEGINS TODAY

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A PROJECT TO PROVIDE FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS TO OVER 2 000 TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS STARTED TODAY.

+TSUEN WAN HEALTH WEEK+ HAS BEEN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE

LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE AND YAN CHAI HOSPITAL,

A TEAM OF NURSING STAFF FROM THE HOSPITAL WILL VISIT SCHOOLS AND FACTORIES IN TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG TO CONDUCT BLOOD PRESSURE AND URINE TESTS FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND WORKERS. MEDICAL HISTORY WILL ALSO BE RECORDED.

THE PURPOSE IS TO HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR HEALTH CONDITION AND TAKE PROMPT ACTION IF ANY DISEASE IS DETECTED, A TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

ALL THOSE TESTED WILL BE GIVEN RECORD CARDS CONTAINING RESULTS OF THE TESTS.

IN CASES WHERE FOLLOW-UP ACTION IS REQUIRED, THEY WILL BE REFERRED TO YAN CHAI HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.

THE TEAM PLANS TO VISIT SEVEN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND FOUR FACTORIES DURING THE WEEK, CHECKING UP TO 2 000 PEOPLE.

ANOTHER TEAM WILL BE STATIONED AT THE OUTPATIENTS' DEPARTMENT OF YAN CHAI HOSPITAL ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 1). ANY TSUEN WAN RESIDENT WANTING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE CHECK-UP SERVICE SHOULD GO TO THE HOSPITAL BETWEEN 9 AM AND 12.30 PM.

SQUASH COURTS AT FANLING RECREATION GROUND

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TWO SQUASH COURTS WILL BE BUILT AT FANLING RECREATION GROUND TO MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR PLAYING FACILITIES.

THEY WILL BE THE FIRST ONES TO BE BUILT TO IMPROVED STANDARD, WITH AIR-CONDITIONING AND MAPLE FLOORING.

ANOTHER FEATURE IS THAT ONE OF THE COURTS WILL BE GLASS-BACKED FOR GROUP COACHING.

A SPECTATOR STAND WILL BE PUT UP TO MAKE THE COURTS AVAILABLE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES.

TENDERS FOR THE PROJECT ARE BEING INVITED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

WORK WILL START IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT NINE MONTHS.

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