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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1986

FIRST NT EYE-CARE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

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SENIOR CITIZENS OF TAI PO WILL RECEIVE FREE CHECK-UPS AND LEARN THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF EYE CARE IN THE FIRST EYE-CARE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THE TWO-WEEK CAMPAIGN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, AND CO-ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION.

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE CAMPAIGN, CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR MICHAEL LAI, SAID THE CAMPAIGN WAS A MEANINGFUL EVENT AS IT WOULD HELP PROMOTE THE TRADITION OF RESPECTING THE OLD.

+THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT AN EYE-CARE CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND TAI PO IS A VERY SUITABLE PLACE. IT IS A NEW TOWN SITUATED IN THE HEART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES,+ MR LAI SAID.

+IN TAI PO, WE ARE GOING TO HOLD EXHIBITIONS AND PROVIDE FREE EYE CHECK-UPS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND VILLAGES IN THE DISTRICT.

+MOREOVER, STAFF WILL VISIT REMOTE AREAS SUCH AS TAP MUN AND SAP SZE HEUNG IN SAI KUNG NORTH TO SERVE THE ELDERLY, HE ADDED.

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, CHAIRMAN OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, MR ALOYSIUS CHU FEE-LOONG, POINTED OUT THAT THIS WAS THE GROUP'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO INTRODUCE A LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL SERVICE SCHEME IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

+ THE MAIN PURPOSE IN LAUNCHING THE CAMPAIGN IS TO PROMOTE THE SPIRIT OF RESPECTING THE OLD AND AROUSE THE PUBLIC CONCERN TOWARDS THE ELDERLY SERVICES.

→THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS HOPES TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO THE NEEDY THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, MR CHU SAID.

THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED WITH AN OPENING CEREMONY AT THE TAI PO COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 2.30 PM ON JANUARY 22. THE PROGRAMMES INCLUDE AN EYE-CARE EXHIBITION AND OPHTHALMIC TESTS.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

EYE-CARE EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD AT VARIOUS VENUES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT IN THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS.

THE HONG KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE FREE EYE CHECK-UPS FOR PEOPLE AGED 60 AND ABOVE AT VARIOUS EXHIBITION CENTRES BETWEEN 9.30 AM TO 1 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY DURING THE CAMPAIGN PERIOD.

/MLDERLY CITIZAS

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