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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1:5

DETAILS OF THE CONTEST WERE ANNOUNCED BY MS ANNA TANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONCERN FOR THE AGED WORKING GROUP UNDER THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (THURSDAY).

+THERE IS A LARGE POPULATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN WAN CHAI AND OUR AIMS ARE TO PROMOTE THEIR WELFARE AND TO CULTIVATE RESPECT AND CARE FOR THEM ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT, MS TANG SAID.

THIS YEAR, THE DISTRICT BOARD HAS ALLOCATED ABOUT $15 000 TO FINANCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY.

UNDER THE PROGRAMME, ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY DISCOUNTS FOR SHOPPING, EATING OUT AND MEDICAL SERVICES.

MORE THAN 50 SHOP AND RESTAURANT OWNERS, DOCTORS AND DENTISTS HAVE JOINED THE DISCOUNT-SERVICE CARD SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY.

THE SCHEME HAS PROVED TO BE MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE ELDERLY SINCE ITS IMPLEMENTATION LAST YEAR AND MORE THAN 1 600 SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE REGISTERED AND WERE ISSUED WITH THE CARDS, MS TANG SAID.

DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO PLANNING TO CONDUCT A SURVEY ON THE LIVING HABITS AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE ELDERLY BY VISITING AND SENDING OUT QUESTIONNAIRES TO ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN +CAGED-HOUSES+ AND THOSE WHO ARE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED.

THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A SPECIAL BULLETIN, MS TANG SAID.

THE WORKING GROUP WILL ALSO SERVE AS THE CO-ORDINATOR OF ALL ELDERLY ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE VARIOUS AGENCIES IN THE DISTRICT BY COMPILING A LEAFLET ON VARIOUS LOCAL ACTIVITIES..

IN ADDITION, A SERIES OF SEMINARS ON THE ROLE OF THE ELDERLY IN THE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

OTHER SPEAKERS AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE INCLUDED DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MRS PEGGY LAM; CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE, MR LO KAM-WAH; AND THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS DONNA WONG.