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THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1987

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TUEN MUN HEALTH FORTNIGHT FOR THE ELDERLY

A HEALTH FORTNIGHT FEATURING A CARNIVAL, TOUR EXHIBITION, FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS AND LECTURES WILL BE LAUNCHED ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 8) TO EMPHASISE THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTH AND TO PROMOTE HEALTH AWARENESS AMONG SENIOR RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT.

THE FORTNIGHT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN RESPECT FOR THE AGED ASSOCIATION AND TUEN MUN DISTRICT ELDERLY SERVICE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE, AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

AN OPENING CEREMONY AND CARNIVAL WILL BE HELD AT 10.30 AM ON SATURDAY IN THE YAN OI TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE TO LAUNCH THE PROJECT.

THERE WILL BE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS, INCLUDING BLOOD PRESSURE AND URINE TESTS, FOR THE ELDERLY, WHILE VISITORS TO THE VENUE CAN ALSO LEARN MORE ABOUT HEALTH THROUGH VARIOUS GAMES STALLS.

SOCIAL RURAL

THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR EDWARD YAU; DISTRICT WELFARE OFFICER, MR HO KIN-CHUNG; VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN COMMITTEE, MR CHAN WING-HING; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG EVANGELICAL CHURCH, REVEREND CHOW KA-SING WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

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AN EXHIBITION ENTITLED "THE KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH" WILL BE HELD ON A ROTATORY BASIS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE DISTRICT INCLUDING THE YAN OI SQUARE (AUGUST 9 AND 10), ΤΑΙ HING COMMUNITY HALL (AUGUST 11 AND 12), SHAN KING COMMUNITY HALL (AUGUST 13 AND 14), BUTTERFLY ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE (AUGUST 15 TO 17), AND ON TING AND YAU OI ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE (AUGUST 18 AND 19).

MEANWHILE, FREE MEDICAL CHECK-UPS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE ELDERLY AT THE YAN OI TONG FROM 10.30 AM TO 4 PM ON AUGUST 8. SIMILAR CHECK-UPS HAVE BEEN ARRANGED AT THE TAI HING COMMUNITY HALL, SIU HONG COURT ESTATE OFFICE, SHAN KING COMMUNITY HALL AND BUTTERFLY ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE FROM 9 AM TO 12 NOON ON AUGUST

11, 12, 14 AND 15 RESPECTIVELY, WHILE SENIOR RESIDENTS CAN HAVE FREE CHECK-UPS AT THE ON TING AND YAU OI ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE FROM 2 PM TO 5 PM ON AUGUST 18.

IN ADDITION, TWO LECTURES ON COMMON ILLNESS OF THE ELDERLY WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM AT THE ON TING AND YAU OI ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE ON AUGUST 14 AND BUTTERFLY ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE ON AUGUST 17.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT HEALTH FORTNIGHT FOR THE ELDERLY AT 10.30 AM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST 8} AT THE YAN OI TONG COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE, YAN CHING CIRCUIT, TUEN MUN. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO USE GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 9.15 AM SHARP.

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