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MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1984

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COST BENEFITS FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE

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SENIOR RESIDENTS OF KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT WILL FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) BE ABLE TO ENJOY DISCOUNT BENEFITS IN SHOPPING AND MEDICAL TREATMENT.

+PRIVILEGED MEDICAL TREATMENT+ AND +DISCOUNT BENEFIT SHOP+ SCHEMES FOR PEOPLE OVER 60 YEARS OLD HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE AND RECREATION FOR THE ELDERLY.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL, MR HUI YIN-YING SAID THE SCHEMES, SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, AIM AT SHOWING RESPECT TO SENIOR CITIZENS, WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO SOCIETY.

+THOSE PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEMES WILL BE ISSUED WITH TWO PRIVILEGE CARDS, SAID MR HUT.

+ONE CARD IS FOR DISCOUNTS ON ITEMS PURCHASED FROM SUPERMARKETS AND SHOPS LISTED UNDER THE SCHEME THE OTHER IS FOR CHEAPER FEES FOR TREATMENT BY 20 DOCTORS WHO HAVE JOINED THE SCHEME, + HE SAID.

ON PRODUCING THE PRIVILEGE CARD, THE ELDERLY NEED ONLY PAY $30 FOR CONSULTATION.

+THE SCHEMES WILL BE ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR ONE YEAR, AND IF PROVED SUCCESSFUL, WE WILL CONSIDER EXTENDING THEM,+ MR HUI SAID.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE SCHEMES, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES IN HUNG HOM AND HO MAN TIN, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT (KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT) OFFICE IN HUNG HOM.

OFFICER PRAISED FOR ANTI-LITTER WORK

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A CLEANSING SUPERVISOR OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS COMMENDED TODAY BY THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR DAVID WEEKS, FOR HIS EXEMPLARY RECORD OF ACTION AGAINST LITTER BUGS,

RECEIVING THE DIRECTOR'S COMMENDATION AT A BRIEF CEREMONY AT THE NTSD HEADQUARTERS WAS MR NG CHI-WING, A FOREMAN ATTACHED TO THE CLEANSING SECTION OF SAI KUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE.

MR NG HAD BROUGHT 119 LITTER OFFENDERS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO COURT IN THE SIX MONTHS ENDING IN OCTOBER.

MR NG'S ACHIEVEMENT WAS A GREAT CREDIT TO THE NTSD AND SET A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE ANTI-LITTER EFFORT, MR WEEKS SAID.

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