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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10.

THE BASIS OF THE PROGRAMME AT THE INSTITUTION IS AN

ORDERLY AND REGULAR LABOUR ORIENTATED ROUTINE. MANY OF THE PRISONERS LEAVE THE INSTITUTION DAILY TO CLEAN AND SERVICE THE SURROUNDING AREA AND PARTICIPATE IN OTHER COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

THE INSTITUTION IS HEADED BY A SUPERINTENDENT, ASSISTED BY A CHIEF OFFICER AND OTHER STAFF, INCLUDING TRADE INSTRUCTORS.

WORK ON THE PROJECT STARTED IN JANUARY 1981 AND WAS COMPLETED LAST MONTH.

A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THE PROJECT WAS THE INCORPORATION OF THE GENERAL STORES FOR THE DEPARTMENT IN A SEPARATE PART OF THE BUILDING.

ANOTHER FEATURE IS THE COMPLETION OF OVER 100 ADDITIONAL UNITS OF STAFF QUARTERS OF VARIOUS GRADES BUILT CLOSE TO THE INSTITUTION.

'LA! SEE' FOR NEEDY

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LOCAL PHILANTHROPISTS SIR SHIU-KIN TANG AND MR HO TIM THIS AFTERNOON DISTRIBUTED $100 NEW YEAR RED PACKETS TO ABOUT 300 WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, AT A CEREMONY AT TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.

THE CEREMONY MARKED THE START OF DISTRIBUTIONS OF $829 000 ALLOCATED BY THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE TANG SHIU-KIN/HO TIM CHARITABLE FUND AS +LA! SEE+ TO NEEDY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES.

BENEFITING FROM THE DISTRIBUTIONS WILL BE 2 347 WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE, 5 380 RESIDENTS OF HOMES AND HOSTELS FOR OLD PEOPLE AND 482 ELDERLY PATIENTS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS.

HELPING SIR SHIU-KIN AND MR HO TIM DISTRIBUTE THE RED PACKETS WERE THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, THE TRUSTEE OF THE FUND, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

ALSO HELPING WERE MISS MONA FONG AND TELEVISION ACTRESS MISS LEE SEE-KI,

SPEAKING AT TODAY'S CEREMONY, MR CHARLES C.K. LUI, ADVISER TO THE FUND, SAID THAT THIS YEAR'S ALLOCATION WAS $140 000 MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S AND THAT 1 400 MORE PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM IT.