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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1983

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NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS IN TAI PO

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A SERIES OF FESTIVE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD TO CELEBRATE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

THESE INCLUDE PARTIES FOR THE AGED, A GRAPHIC EXHIBITION ON +LIVING IN TA! PO+, FUN FAIRS, A CHINESE CONCERT, VARIETY SHOWS, ORIENTEERING, A DISCO NIGHT+ PARTY, A RADIO PROGRAMME ON TAI PO WORKERS AND INDUSTRY AND A TOWN GALÀ.

A BOARD SPOKESMAN ESTIMATED THAT $280 000 WOULD BE SPENT ON THE PROGRAMMES BETWEEN FEBRUARY 18 AND 27.

+THE DISTRICT BOARD WILL SUBSIDISE ABOUT $165 000 AND THE BALANCE WILL BE MET BY LOCAL CONTRIBUTIONS, HE SAID.

+SIMILAR EVENTS IN PREVIOUS YEARS HAD PROVED POPULAR AMONG LOCAL PEOPLE, AND SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING THEM WITH ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE HOLIDAYS AND AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTING A SENSE OF BELONGING AND SOLIDARITY IN THE DISTRICT.+

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES THANKED FOR GIFT OF COMPUTER

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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECENTLY DONATED A MICRO COMPUTER SYSTEM TO THE MARGARET TRENCH MEDICAL REHABILITATION CENTRE IN KWUN TONG AS PART OF ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES IN HONG KONG.

THE COST WAS MET FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL AUTUMN FAIR.

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AT A CEREMONY HELD IN THE CENTRE TODAY, MR RAYMOND LAI. CHAIRMAN OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES SPORTS ASSOCIATION WHICH ORGANISED THE FAIR, FORMALLY HANDED OVER THE SYSTEM TO THE CENTRE'S MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT, DR HO KAM-CHUEN.

DR HO THANKED THE DEPARTMENT AND SAID THE SYSTEM WOULD +PROVIDE BETTER AND QUICKER RETRIEVAL OF PATIENTS' DATA, AND WOULD BE VERY USEFUL FOR RESEARCH AND LONG TERM PLANNING+.

IT WOULD ALSO HELP IN ACCOUNTING AND INVENTORY CONTROL OF THE CENTRE, HE ADDED.

IN ADDITION, MR RAYMOND LAI PERSONALLY DONATED A BIG AQUARIUM TO THE CENTRE, WHILE THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICERS' CLUB DONATED OVER 70 LIVE FISHES AS WELL AS A GUARD RAIL IN FRONT OF THE AQUARIUM TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING BUMPED AGAINST BY WHEEL-CHAIRS.

THE REHABILITATION