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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1985

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+F IF TEEN ESTABLISHMENTS HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE PART IN THE SCHEME AND WILL OFFER DISCOUNTS RANGING FROM FIVE TO 25 PER CENT TO ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE GOODS FROM THEM OR EAT AT THE IR RESTAURANTS.

+THESE INCLUDE SIX HERBALIST SHOPS, FIVE RESTAURANTS, TWO DEPARTMENT STORES, A SUPERMARKET AND A COOKED FOOD STÁLL,+ HE SAID.

*ALL THE ELDERLY HAVE TO DO IS TO PRODUCE THE IR IDENTITY CARD CERTIFYING THEIR AGE WHEN BUYING ITMES OR EATING AT THE LISTED ESTABLISHMENTS BEFORE THEY PAY THE BILLS, AND THEY WILL BE GIVEN DISCOUNTS AUTOMATICALLY, HE ADDED,

A LEAFLET LISTING OUT THE 15 SHOPS PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME IS AVAILABLE AT THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE AND ITS SUB-OFFICES, AS WELL AS THE SEVEN CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY IN THE DISTRICT.

FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE ON 5-8523480.

THE SCHEME IS ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE WITH THE ASSISTANCE FROM SEVEN ELDERLY CENTRES IN THE DISTRICT.

ALSO ATTENDING TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, MR LEE SHUN-TAK, AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR LAI KWOK-HUNG.

ACCORDING TO STATISTIC IN 1983, THERE ARE MORE THAN 40 000 ELDERLY RESIDENTS AGED 60 OR OVER IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN, WHICH IS ABOUT 12.7 PER CENT OF THE DISTRICT'S POPULATION.

BEAUTY QUEEN HELPS CHOOSE CLEANEST BUILDING

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A PANEL OF JUDGES INCLUDING MISS HONG KONG RUNNER-UP ELLEN WONG TODAY (TUESDAY) CHOSE SUN SING CENTRE IN SHAU KEI WAN AS THE CLEANEST BUILDING IN EASTERN DISTRICT.

SECOND AND THIRD IN THE DISTRICT-WIDE COMPETITION TO FIND THE CLEANEST BUILDING WERE MAYSON GARDEN MANSION AND DRAGON PEAK BOTH IN CAUSEWAY BAY.

AMONG THE ADJUDICATORS WERE THE CHAIRMAN, MADAM CHRISTINA TING, AND MEMBERS OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT CLEÁN HỌNG KONG COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT CLEANEST BUILDING COMPETITION, MADAM SHING PUN-KOK.

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