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SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1984

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RED PACKETS FOR RESIDENTS OF HOMES AND HOSTELS FOR THE ELDERLY AND ELDERLY PATIENTS IN THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE INSTITUTIONS THEMSELVES.

THE FUND, ADMINISTERED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDES IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES IN COPING WITH HARDSHIPS BROUGHT ON BY UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES.

CASH GRANTS ARE PROVIDED TO MAINTAIN A CHILD THROUGH HIS EDUCATION, TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT OR TO MEET HIGH COSTS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT OR OTHER NEEDS.

GRANTS ARE ALSO GIVEN TO MEET SPECIAL NEEDS ARISING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY OR CHRONIC ILLNESS.

IN PARTICULAR, THE FUND HELPS VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS WITH URGENT NEEDS.

APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE FUND CAN BE MADE TO THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, PO LEUNG KUK, THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

SOCIAL WORKERS OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES MAY ALSO REFER HARDSHIP CASES TO THE SECRETARY OF THE FUND OR THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

NOTE TO EDITORS #

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE DISTRIBUTION OF RED PACKETS TO WIDOWED FAMILIES IN THE HALL OF THE WELFARE BUILDING OF PO LEUNG KUK AT 66 LEIGHTON ROAD AT 3.30 PM ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 17).

PLAYGROUND TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED

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A CEREMONY TO MARK THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE $6-MILLION PLAYGROUND AT TSUEN KING CIRCUIT IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 18).

THE 1.29-HECTARE TSUEN KING CIRCUIT PLAYGROUND, LOCATED NEXT TO A LARGE PRIVATE HOUSING ESTATE, IS THE FIRST MULTI-PURPOSE PLAYGROUND BUILT IN THE NORTH WESTERN PART OF TSUEN WAN.

THE PLAYGROUND WAS JOINTLY FINANCED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES GROUP WHICH HAD CONTRIBUTED $1 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITories servicES DEPARTMENT SAID.

DESIGNED AND BUILT BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE PLAYGROUND UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE NTSD HAS BECOME POPULAR WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS SINCE ITS OPENING LAST MONTH.

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