TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1982
$671 300 ALLOCATED FROM CHARITABLE FUND AS +LAI SEE+ TO NEEDY
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A TOTAL OF $671 300 HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FROM THE TANG SHIU-KIN HO TIM CHARITABLE FUND, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, FOR DISTRIBUTION AS LUNAR NEW YEAR +LAJ SEE+ TO NEEDY PEOPLE BEFORE THE FESTIVE SEASON.
AT A MEETING LAST MONTH, THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE FUND DECIDED ON THE FESTIVE GRANTS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, WHO IS THE TRUSTEE OF THE FUND.
RED PACKETS OF $100 EACH WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO 1 741 WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS WHO HAVE DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND ARE RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND 4 656 RESIDENTS OF 50 HOMES AND HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY.
IN ADDITION, 316 ELDERLY PATIENTS OF FIVE HOSPITALS BELONGING TO THE TUNG WAH GROUP WHO HAVE NO CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS OR NO HOMES TO RETURN TO WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE RED PACKETS.
A CO-FOUNDER OF THE CHARITABLE FUND, SIR SHIU-KIN TANG, ACCOMPANIED BY MR ALLEYNE, WILL PERSONALLY DISTRIBUTE THE RED PACKETS TO WIDOWED FAMILIES IN THE HONG KONG REGION AT ONE OF THE DISTRIBUTION PLACES TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
FILM STAR MISS FUNG PO-PO WILL ALSO BE PRESENT TO HELP DISTRIBUTE +LAI SEE.+
WIDOWED FAMILIES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WILL RECEIVE THE +LAI SEE+ THROUGH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS DISTRICT OFFICES.
RED PACKETS FOR RESIDENTS OF OLD PEOPLE'S HOMES AND HOSTELS AND THE FIVE TUNG WAH HOSPITALS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE INSTITUTIONS THEMSELVES.
THE FUND, FOUNDED IN 1977, PROVIDES IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WHO REQUIRE IT. IT ASSISTS PEOPLE IN COPING WITH HARDSHIPS ARISING FROM UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS THE DEATH OF A BREADWINNER, AN ACCIDENT TO A FAMILY MEMBER AND SUDDEN OR PROLONGED SERIOUS ILLNESS.
AS A RESULT OF THESE HARDSHIPS, CASH GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO MAINTAIN A CHILD THROUGH HIS EDUCATION, TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS, OR TO MEET ABNORMALLY HIGH COSTS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, SPECIAL DIETS OR OTHER NEEDS.
GRANTS ARE ALSO GIVEN TO MEET SPECIAL NEEDS ARISING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY OR CHRONIC ILLNESS AND THE BASIC NEEDS OF THOSE WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
IN PARTICULAR, THE FUND MEETS THE URGENT NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
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