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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1981

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PATIENTS PLAY UP NEW YEAR

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MORE THAN 300 PATIENTS OF LAI CHI KOK HOSPITAL AND THE IR RELATIVES WILL HAVE A DAY OF FUN DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

THE CHINESE NEW YEAR FUN DAY WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 8) IN THE HOSPITAL'S OPEN SPACE.

THE FUNCTION IS ORGANISED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER AND YOUTH CENTRE OF SHAM SHUI PO.

THERE WILL BE A WIDE VARIETY OF GROUP GAMES AND STALLS RUN AND PARTICIPATED BY THE PATIENTS.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY WILL INCLUDE A LION DANCE AND A DEMONSTRATION OF CHINESE MARTIAL ART, WITH SOME OF THE PATIENTS TAKING PART.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT LAI CHI KOK HOSPITAL HAS EVER HELD A FUNCTION OF SUCH NATURE ON SUCH A LARGE SCALE.+

THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE EVENT IS TO BUILD UP THE CONFIDENCE OF PATIENTS AND HELP PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

30 FAMILIES TO SPEND HOLIDAYS IN CAMP

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ABOUT 200 PEOPLE FROM 30 FAMILIES RESIDENT IN NORTH DISTRICT, NEW TERRITORIES, WILL SPEND PART OF THEIR LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS IN WU KAI SHA YOUTH CAMP.

THE CAMP, ORGANISED BY NORTH DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST NARCOTICS AND THE RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 10 AND 11.

APPLICATIONS WERE MADE ON A FAMILY BASIS. THE LARGEST FAMILY ENROLLED HAS 11 MEMBERS WITH THE ELDEST BEING AN 80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN.

ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF CO-OPERATION AMONG FAMILY UNITS WILL INCLUDE ARCHERY, BALL GAMES, KITE FLYING, HIKING, A BARBECUE AND A VARIETY SHOW.

PAMPHLETS CONTAINING FIGHT CRIME AND ANTI-NARCOTIC MESSAGES

WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.

EACH PERSON ATTENDING HAS TO PAY $12. NORTH DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND ACAN HAVE PROVIDED $6 500 TO SUBSIDISE THE CAMP.

IT IS AMONG A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES BEING ORGANISED IN THE DISTRICT TO ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.

OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION, A WATER CARNIVAL A CROSSWORD PUZZLE CONTEST, A TABLE TENNIS TOURNAMENT, VARIETY SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS.