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SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1984

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VIEWS OF OLD FOLK TO BE SOUGHT

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ABOUT 300 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WILL MAKE LUNAR YEAR END ISITS ND DISTRIBUTE GIFTS TO 700 SENIOR CITIZENS IN KOWLOON ITY TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

WORKING IN PAIRS, THE STUDENTS FROM 20 SECONDARY SCHOOLS WILL .SO CONDUCT A SURVEY AMONG THE OLD PEOPLE WHO ARE AGED 70 ND ABOVE,

THEY WILL HELP THE OLD FOLK TO COMPLETE A SIMPLE QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT THEIR FAMILY LIFE, OCCUPATION, EXPECTATION OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY RECEIVE ANY INFIRMITY ALLOWANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE PASSED ON TO RELEVANT VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

BEFORE STARTING THE HOME VISITS, THE VOLUNTEERS WILL EACH RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION IN THE LOK SIN TONG PRIMARY SCHOOL.

THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID THE VISITS WILL GIVE THE OLD PEOPLE A FEELING OF COMMUNITY GOODWILL AND SPIRIT AT THE END OF THE LUNAR YEAR.

MR GARCIA AND MR HUI IN-YING, CHAIRMAN OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE AND RECREATION OF THE ELDERLY, WILL ALSO VISIT AND PRESENT RED PACKETS TO THE THREE OLDEST PEOPLE AMONG THE 700 SENIOR CITIZENS, MADAM YUEN KAU (95), MADAM LIU MAN-CHING (93) AND MADAM WU YEE-MUI (93).

JOINT EFFORT TO CLEAN UP YUE WAN

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LOCAL RESIDENTS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL JOIN HANDS TOMORROW (SUNDAY) TO CLEAN UP YUE WAN ESTATE IN CHAI WAN.

AFTER A BRIEF CEREMONY OPENING 'CLEAN-UP DAY IN YUE WAN,' THE OFFICIATING GUESTS, INCLUDING URBAN COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, AND AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHAN YING-LUN WILL ALSO HELP TIDY UP OPEN AREAS IN THE PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE.

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THE EFFORT IS PART OF A TWO-MONTH MULTI-PURPOSE CAMPAIGN BEGUN LAST MONTH TO GET RESIDENTS TO KEEP THE ESTATE CLEAN, TO BE ON THE ALERT FOR FIRE HAZARDS AND BURGLARY RISKS, AND NOT TO THROW OBJECTS FROM BUILDINGS.

/CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES