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THU..JDAY, MAY 9, 1985

FACILITY FOR UN OFFICIAL'S VISIT TO CENTRE

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A PRESS FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR COVERAGE OF THE VISIT BY MR POUL HARTLING, THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, TO THE BOWRING CLOSED CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN TUEN MUN ON MONDAY (MAY 13).

MR HARTLING WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON SUNDAY (MAY 12) AFTER HIS VISIT TO CHINA.

HE IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT THE BOWRING CLOSED CENTRE AT ABOUT 9.40 AM ON MONDAY AND TO DEPART AT ABOUT 11 AM.

AS BOWRING IS A CLOSED CENTRE, MEDIA COVERAGE OF MR HARTLING'S VISIT WILL BE DONE FROM A SERIES OF FIXED POSITIONS ALONG HIS ROUTE. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

ALL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE CLOSED CENTRE AFTER MR HARTLING'S VISIT.

EDITORS ARE REQUESTED TO TELEPHONE THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE VISIT TO THE GIS DUTY OFFICER BY 12 NOON ON SATURDAY (MAY 11).

PRESS LAPEL BADGES WILL BE ISSUED ON MONDAY MORNING BEFORE THE VISIT.

TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND A COACH WILL LEAVE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CARPARK FOR TUEN MUN AT 7.45 AM SHARP ON MONDAY. NEWSMEN USING THEIR OWN TRANSPORT ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE AT THE BOWRING CLOSED CENTRE BY 9.15 AM AT THE LATEST.

HOSTEL FOR ELDERLY GETS FINANCIAL BOOST

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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S FIRST HOSTEL FOR OLD PEOPLE, SCHEDULED TO BE OPENED IN SHA TIN NEXT MAY, TODAY (THURSDAY) RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM A COMMUNITY GROUP.

THE HO'S CLANSMEN ASSOCIATION HAS DONATED $1.7 MILLION TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF BUILDING THE HOSTEL AT CHUN SHEK ESTATE.

IN A BRIEF CEREMONY HELD AT A CENTRAL RESTAURANT, THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT, MR HO TIM, PRESENTED A CHEQUE TO MRS ANSON CHAN, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE.

/MRS CHAN