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TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1981

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NEW ARCH OPENED FOR OLD PEOPLE'S HOME

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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, TODAY (TUESDAY) OPENED A NEW ARCH FOR THE CHUNG SHEK HEI HOME FOR THE AGED ON CHEUNG CHAU ISLAND.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, MR ALLEYNE SAID WHILE THE BASIC REQUIREMENT OF AN OLD PEOPLE'S HOME IS TO GIVE PHYSICAL COMFORT. IT IS DESIRABLE TO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO HARMONIOUS INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

HE PRAISED THE BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE HOME FOR THE IR REMARKABLE PROGRESS IN PROVIDING IMPROVED INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE FOR THE ELDERLY.

BESIDES EXTENDING BASIC CARE TO OLD PEOPLE IN NEED, HE SAID, THE HOME ENABLES THEM TO LEAD A SATISFYING AND USEFUL LIFE.

IT ORGANISES SOCIAL ACTIVITIES WHICH HELP THE RESIDENTS COMBAT BOREDOM, REGULATIONS AND ROUTINES.

AND THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTEER WORK, THE OLD PEOPLE FEEL THEY ARE STILL CONTRIBUTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.

THE CHUNG SHEK HEI HOME FOR THE AGED WAS SET UP IN 1969 WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE LOTTERIES FUND. IT CARES FOR 138 MALE AND FEMALE ELDERLY PEOPLE.

SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS TO ATTEND ADB MEETING

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THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS, MR D.W.A. BLYE, LEAVES HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO ATTEND THE 14TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.

THE MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE IN HONOLULU, HAWALI FROM APRIL 30 TO MAY 2. MR BLYE IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS THE MEETING AT A GOVERNORS' SESSION.

ALSO IN THE HONG KONG DELEGATION ARE MR COLIN MARTIN, COMMISSIONER OF BANKING, MR JOSEPH YAM, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (ECONOMIC SERVICES) AND MR ANDREW WELLS, ASSISTANT SECRETARY (MONETARY AFFAIRS).

MR BLYE IS DUE BACK IN HONG KONG ON MAY 4. DURING HIS ABSENCE, ME PETER ALLSOPP WILL ACT AS SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS.

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