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SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1982

MORE SOCIAL CENTRES FOR AGED

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MORE SOCIAL CENTRES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE ELDERLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SENIOR CITIZENS, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE FOURTH 'PARTY FOR A THOUSAND AGED' ORGANISED BY THE SHUN TAK FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION AT THE CITY HALL,

MR ALLEYNE SAID THAT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGED 60 AND OVER WAS ESTIMATED TO INCREASE FROM 487 000 TO 610 000 IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

+TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF COMMUNITY LIFE FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY ARE CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED AT THE RATE OF ONE CENTRE TO EVERY 30 000 POPULATION.

+THERE ARE AT PRESENT OVER 50 SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY IN HONG KONG, AND THESE WILL BE INCREASED TO 68 IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

+ IT WAS HOPED THAT THE ELDERLY WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN THESE CENTRES.

+APART FROM ENJOYING AN ACTIVE SOCIAL LIFE, THEY CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY AND RENDER USEFUL SERVICE IN THESE CENTRES, HE SAID.

VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, ARE PROVIDING DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY, SUCH AS HOME-HELP SERVICE, SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY, ELDERLY HOSTELS, HOMES FOR THE AGED AND CARE AND ATTENTION HOMES.

MEI KING STREET ONE-WAY TRAFFIC

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A SECTION OF ME KING STREET IN TO KWA WAN BETWEEN MEI KWONG STREET AND LOK SHAN ROAD WILL BE RE-ROUTED ONE WAY WESTBOUND FROM 10 AM ON TUESDAY (MARCH 16) TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION.