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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1982

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APPEAL FOR STUDENTS' SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S WARD

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THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR COLVYN HAYE, IN A GENERAL CIRCULAR HAS CALLED ON SCHOOL CHILDREN TO SUPPORT THE +SCHOOL CHILDREN'S WARD+ WITH ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

THIS WARD OF 10 COTS IN THE RUTTONJEE SANATORIUM IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG AND THE DONATIONS RECEIVED FROM SCHOOLS ENABLE THE CHILDREN ACCOMMODATED THERE TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE AND ATTENTION WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT BE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

+LAST YEAR, SCHOOLS CONTRIBUTED A SUM OF ABOUT $434 000, A SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT AND A CREDIT TO ALL CONCERNED,+ MR HAYE SAID.

HE EXPRESSED THE HOPE THAT SCHOOLS WOULD CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THIS WARD BY INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE EFFORTS.

+ INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD AGAIN BE LIMITED TO 50 CENTS AND MUST BE ENTIRELY VOLUNTARY, BUT SCHOOLS MAY CONSIDER VARIOUS OTHER WAYS AND MEANS OF RAISING MONEY TO SUPPORT THIS PRAISEWORTHY CAUSE, THE DIRECTOR SAID.

SCHOOL CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD BE SENT, PREFERABLY BY CROSSED CHEQUES PAYABLE TO THE HONG KONG TUBERCULOSIS, CHEST AND HEART DISEASES ASSOCIATION, TO THE DEPUTY SECRETARY (GENERAL) OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG FOR DELIVERY TO THE ASSOCIATION, WITH +ANTI-T.B.+ MARKED ON THE ENVELOPES.

HOLIDAY MAIL DELIVERY ***

THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY FOR THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 25), THE POSTMASTER GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY).

ON THIS DAY, 35 POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON. THEY WILL INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON CENTRAL, TSIM SHA TSUI, TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO POST OFFICES.

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