TUESDAY, APRIL 28,
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PILOT DENTAL SCHEME FOR ISLANDS RESIDENTS
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OUTREACH DENTAL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE ON A ONE-YEAR PILOT SCHEME TO ISLANDS DISTRICT RESIDENTS STARTING IN TUNG CHUNG ON LANTAU ON THURSDAY (APRIL 30).
A TEAM OF DENTISTS WILL GO TO THE DISTRICT ONCE A WEEK *** PROVIDE CHECK-UPS, EXTRACTION AND SIMPLE FILLING SERVICES. THEY WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE PAMPHLETS ON DENTAL HEALTH TO PATIENTS AND OTHER RESIDENTS.
FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, THE DENTISTS WILL ATTEND AT THE TUNG CHUNG AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES (AMS) CENTRE AND WILL EXTEND THE SERVICES TO OTHER REMOTE AREAS LATER.
THE PROJECT WAS PROPOSED BY THE ADVENTIST HOSPITAL AND ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
THE HOSPITAL WILL PROVIDE DENTAL PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT WHILE THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FINANCE, TRANSPORTATION OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORTING STAFF.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER A CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE OUTREACH DENTAL SERVICES IN AMS CENTRE IN TUNG CHUNG ON LANTAU AT 11 AM ON THURSDAY (APRIL 30).
PRESS INTERVIEWS WITH DR PETER TREPPER, THE DENTIST IN-C WILL BE ARRANGED AFTER THE CEREMONY.
PRESS MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO MAKE USE OF THE GOVERNMENT +CLEMENTI TO COVER THE CEREMONY. IT WILL SAIL OFF AT 9 AM at THE MARINE DEPARTMENT PIER, CENTRAL.
TV PROGRAMME TO FOCUS ON YAU MA TEI
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A TWO-HOUR TELEVISION PROGRAMME FEATURING THE CHARACTERIS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF YAU MA TEI WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON TVB ON MAY 8 FROM 7 AM TO 9 AM.
THE +GOOD MORNING YAU MA TEI+ PROGRAMME IS JOINTLY PREŠENTJ BY THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE, DISTRICT BOARD AND TELEVISHE BROADCASTS LIMITED.
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