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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1988

YOUTHS HELP RENOVATE HOUSES POR ELDERLY ISLANDERS

HAD THE IR

HOUSES WISHED TO

TWENTY ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF TAT O ON LANTAU RENOVATED WITH THE HELP OF A GROUP OF YOUNG VOLUNTEERS WHO SPEND A MEANINGFUL SUMMER HOLIDAY.

BY

AND

JOINTLY

0

ORGANISED

COMMUNITY

PROGRAMME

OF THE

THE "RENOVATION OF VILLAGE HOUSES" PROJECT, YWCA THE

ΤΑΙ OFFICE DISTRICT ISLANDS THE

DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, WAS PART OF THE IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMMUNITY BUILDING CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEK ISLANDS DISTRICT.

THEM

NOTED THAT A NUMBER OF A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT OFFICE ELDERLY PROPLE IN TAI O WERE LIVING IN SQUATTER HUTS AND MOST OF WERE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT RENOVATION WORKS BY THEMSELVES.

IN THE

DISTRICT

OUT TODAY (THURSDAY)

A CHANCE

SERVE

ΤΟ

THE RENOVATION WORKS WHICH WERE CARRIED AND YESTERDAY, HAD GIVEN YOUTHS THEIR ELDERLY NEIGHBOURS.

IN THE PROJECT. THE ELDERLY

"IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH DIRECT INVOLVEMENT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO SHOW MORE CONCERN FOR AND GAIN EXPERIENCE IN SERVING THE COMMUNITY,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN SQUATTER HUTS MANY

ISLANDERS AGED 60 AND ABOVE WHO WERE LIVING AND TILTED STRUCTURES ALONG TAI O CREEK WERE INVITED TO REGISTER WEEKS AGO.

HOUSEHOLD VISITS WERE ORGANISED TO EXPLORE THEIR

ΤΟ WAS GIVEN UP. PRIORITY WORK SCHEDULE WAS DRAWN LIVING ALONE.

NEEDS AND A THOSE ELDERLY

"WORKS CARRIED

OUT INCLUDED

TA

REPAIRS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

PAINTING AND SIMPLE HOUSEHOLD

BEEN

THE PROGRAMME ΤΟ OTHER SCHEDULED FOR SAL WAN ON

"THE DISTRICT OFFICE PLANS TO EXTEND VILLAGES AND A SIMILAR PROJECT HAS CHRUNG CHAU NEXT MONTH,

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HE SAID.

YOUTH GROUPS

SUCCESSFUL

AND

ΤΟ

IS EXTREMELY BENEFIT

"GREATER SUPPORT FROM LOCAL ESSENTIAL FOR THIS KIND OF SERVICE TO BE MORE ELDERLY PEOPLE,' HE ADDED.

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