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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1988
"IN THE PAST 19 YEARS, SOME 460 TECHICIAN APPRENTICES AND 1660 CRAFT APPRENTICES HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TRAINING.
"AT PRESENT, GOVERNMENT HAS A TARGET OF RECRUITING SOME 50 TECHNICIANS AND 160 CRAFT APPRENTICES ANNUALLY AND THERE ARE SOME 590 APPRENTICES UNDER VARIOUS STAGES OF TRAINING, MR CHAN SAID.
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THE GOVERNMENT APPRENTICE TRAINING SCHEME WAS INTRODUCED THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, WHICH ALSO COORDINATES THE RECRUITMENT OF GOVERNMENT APPRENTICES.
EYE CARE CAMPAIGN FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS
AN EYE CARE CAMPAIGN WILL BE HELD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 10 AND 22 IN KWUN TONG TO PROVIDE FREE EYE CHECK-UPS AND SPECTACLES FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS AGED 60 AND ABOVE.
THE CAMPAIGN IS CO-ORGANISED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON, THE CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MRS WINNIE POON, SAID THE CAMPAIGN SERVED A DUAL PURPOSE OF OFFERING EYE CARE SERVICE TO SENIOR RESIDENTS AND AROUSING PUBLIC CONCERN TOWARDS CARE AND RESPECT FOR THE ELDERLY.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED ON SEPTEMBER 10 (SATURDAY) WITH AN EYE CARE EXHIBITION AT THE LOK WAH ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE. SENIOR RESIDENTS ATTENDING THE OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE GIVEN FREE EYE CHECK-UPS AND A BOOKLET ON EYE CARE.
THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO BE STAGED AT 13 OTHER VENUES IN THE DISTRICT, WHERE SIMILAR EYE CARE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED.
"AFTER CHECK-UPS BY OPTOMETRISTS, SENIOR RESIDENTS CAN IF REQUIRED, SPECTACLES AT DESIGNATED OPTICAL SHOPS FREE OF SHE ADDED.
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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, MR PAUL YU SRIU-TIN, SAID IT WAS THE EIGHTH EYE CARE CAMPAIGN JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GROUP WITH DISTRICT BOARDS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, ADDING THAT SUCH A MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY SERVICE HAD BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
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