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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1988
HE REGRETTED TO SEE THAT SOCIAL CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY WERE STILL NOT FULLY SUBVENTED, ADDING THAT HE HOPED MORE ATTENTION COULD BE DEVOTED TO THIS ASPECT OF SERVICE WHEN THE ECONOMIC SITUATION IMPROVED.
HE ALSO HOPED THAT THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE ON ELDERLY SERVICE BET UP BY THE GOVERNMENT LAST JULY WOULD LOOK INTO THE MENTAL WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY AS WELL AS THEIR MATERIALISTIC NEEDS.
THE SEMINAR, WITH "THE ELDERLY - WE CARE" AS ITS THEME, IS TO LAST 10 DAYS UNTIL THE END OF THE MONth.
MORE THAN 350 PARTICIPANTS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL BE EXCHANGING THEIR VIEWS AND EXPERIENCE IN THE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF ELDERLY SERVICE POLICY, PLANNING. PROVISION, PROBLEMS IN SERVICE DELIVERY, SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES.
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DB TO DISCUSS NOISE REDUCTION IN TRAM DEPOT
THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS NOISE MEASURES FOR THE TRAM DEPOT AT ITS MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
PROTECTION (THURSDAY)
THE DEPOT RELOCATION WORKING GROUP WILL PRESENT A PAPER ON NOISE ABATEMENT MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO THE CONCERN EXPRESSED BY BOARD MEMBERS AT A MEETING IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS AN APPLICATION FOR DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A RAINSHELTER IN A POPULAR SPOT FOR MORNING WALKERS AT THE TOP OF PO LUEN PATH IN BRAEMAR HILL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
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YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD MEETING 2.30 PM TOMORROW (THURSDAY) IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, FIRST FLOOR, 880-886 KING'S ROAD.
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