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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1984

FESTIVAL FOR SAI KUNG ELDERLY

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SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS CARRIE CHENG, SAID AT TODAY'S OPENING OF THE LOCAL FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY THAT THEY COULD TAKE THIS CHANCE TO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

+THROUGH PARTICIPATION, THEY CAN ALSO GET TO MEET OTHER SENIOR CITIZENS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THIS VAST AND UNEVENLY POPULATED DISTRICT, SHE SAID.

SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE THREE-WEEK FESTIVAL FEATURES MORE THAN 20 SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, TO BE STAGED IN THREE MAIN AREAS OF THE DISTRICT, SAI KUNG, HANG HAU AND RENNIE'S MILL.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE DISTRICT-WIDE PROGRAMMES SUCH AS A BANQUET FOR 1 000 ELDERLY PEOPLE, AN ORTHOPAEDICS EXHIBITION, TALENT QUEST AND PHYSICAL CHECK-UPS AND HOME-HELP SERVICE FOR THE AGED.

MISS CHENG SAID, +1 SINCERELY HOPE THAT THE SPIRIT OF THE FESTIVAL CAN REACH OUT TO ALL OUR SENIOR RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS INSTIL IN THE YOUNG A SENSE OF THE LOVING CARE FOR THEM. +

+TO RESPECT THE ELDERLY AND TO PROMOTE FILIAL PIETY IS

A CHINESE TRADITIONAL VIRTUE.+

+WE SHOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY WHICH THE YOUNG GENERATION NOW ENJOYS IS THE RESULT OF EFFORTS OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS, SHE SAID.

MISS CHENG THANKED THE RURAL COMMITTEES, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH CENTRES, HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY, AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT TO THE FESTIVAL.

TAPS OFF IN SHAU KEI WAN, MAGAZINE GAP

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN SHAU KEI WAN AND MAGAZINE GAP WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 28) AND THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 29) FOR MAINS WORK.

IN SHAU KEI WAN THE SUSPENSION WILL BE FROM 10 PM ON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.

THE AFFECTED PREMISES WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF SHAU KEI WAN ROAD FROM CHAI WAN ROAD TO SUN SHING STREET, INCLUDING SHAU KEI WAN JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC, ALDRICH VILLAGE, KAU MAN TSUEN, TSIN SHUI MA TAU VILLAGE, FU TAU WAT VILLAGE AND NAM ON FONG VILLAGE.

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