MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1961
MORE FINANCIAL HELP FOR FAMILIES
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FURTHER FINANCIAL RELIEF IS TO BE PROVIDED TO TWO FAMILIES FROM HO SHEUNG HEUNG VILLAGE IN SHEUNG SHUI WHO WERE STRUCK BY TRAGEDY LAST FRIDAY.
EACH FAMILY WILL BE GRANTED AN ADDITIONAL $4 000 FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS, FROM THE TANG SHIU KIN AND HO TIM CHARITABLE FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.
THE MONEY IS IN ADDITION TO THE $1 000 GIVEN TO EACH OF THE TWO FAMILIES FROM THE SAME FUND AT THE WEEKEND.
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THE ADDITIONAL MONEY TO BE COLLECTED TOMORROW.
THE CHAN FAMILY LOST THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR ELDEST BROTHER IN A WELL ACCIDENT NEAR THE IR VILLAGE HOME ON FRIDAY,
THE OTHER FAMILY, THE LEUNGS, LOST THE IR FATHER IN THE SAME ACCIDENT.
MEANWHILE, STAFF OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S SHA TIN, TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT OFFICES WILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE TWO FAMILIES.
CLINIC NEARLY COMPLETED
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW NGAU TAU KOK URBAN CLINIC IS NEARLY
COMPLETED.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT CONTRACTORS ARE PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE BUILDING AND THE CLINIC IS EXPECTED TO BE FINISHED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER,
THE $11 MILLION CLINIC, IN NGAU TAU KOK ROAD NEAR TING ON STREET, IS THE THIRD CLINIC TO BE COMPLETED IN JUST OVER TWO MONTHS. THE OTHERS ARE THE TUEN MUN POLYCLINIC AND THE LEI MUK SHUE HEALTH CENTRE.
THE NEW NGAU TAU KOK URBAN CLINIC HAS A GENERAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT, FOUR DAY-WARDS WITH 60 BEDS, A 24-BED MATERNITY HOME, A FAMILY HEALTH SERVICE CENTRE AND OTHER FACILITIES, INCLUDING A STAFF CANTEEN.
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