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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1988

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THE KWAI TSING DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BRIAN COAK WILL ACCOMPANY THE VISIT.

PROGRAMMES OF THE VISIT WILL INCLUDE A TOUR ROUND THE TRANSIT CENTRE, SINGING AND DANCING PERFORMANCES, AND A TEA GATHERING.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

OF

WILL

A

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VISIT BY PARENTS AND CHILDREN

WHICH CHO YIU CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL TO KAI TAK TRANSIT CENTRE

REPRESENTATIVES

TAKE MAY BEGIN AT 10 AM TOMORROW (SUNDAY). PRESS COACH WHICH WILL LEAVE THE SCHOOL FOR THE CENTRE AT 9 AM.

PREFERENTIAL SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY

WORKED OUT BY A

A NUMBER OF PREFERENTIAL SCHEMES HAVE BEEN

SHUI WORKING GROUP UNDER THE COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE OF THE SHAM

WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY IN THE PO DISTRICT BOARD TO CATER FOR THE DISTRICT, A SPOKESMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

ELDERLY IN MAXICAB OPERATORS TAKE PART IN THE

THE THE WORKING GROUP ON PREFERENTIAL SCHEMES FOR SHAM SHUI PO WOULD BE WRITING TO DOCTORS, DENTISTS, AND SHOP-OWNERS IN THE DISTRICT TO INVITE THEM TO SCHEMES, HE ADDED.

"IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THEIR SUPPORT,

BE WILL

PROVIDED SHAM SHUI PO

WITH AT THE SAME MAXICAB SERVICES, AND, DESIGNATED SHOPS, THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.

PL

CHEAPER

BE TIME,

SENIOR RESIDENTS MEDICAL,

AND DENTAL GIVEN DISCOUNTS AT

OF

MUST RESIDENTS

BE PREFERENTIAL

OVER

THE

IN ORDER TO BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEMES, 65 YEARS OLD AND HAVE REGISTERED WITH THE WORKING GROUP. CARDS WILL BE ISSUED TO THOSE REGISTERED SENIOR RESIDENTS THROUGH

THE ELDERLY IN SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE AND CERTAIN CENTRES FOR THE DISTRICT.

THE WORKING

GROUP, WHICH IS FORMED BY 16 DISTRICT BOARD

A PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN NEXT MONTH MEMBERS, WILL LAUNCH

ΤΟ PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SCHEMES.

DISPLAYED AT

PROMINENT

LOCATIONS IN

THE

AS SOON AS

POSTERS WILL BE DISTRICT AND PLANS ARE ALSO IN HAND TO PUBLISH A BOOKLET POSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN THE SCHEMES IN GREATER DETAILS.

ARE OVER 65 YEARS IT IS ESTIMATED THAT SENIOR RESIDENTS WHO OLD REPRESENT ABOUT ONE-TENTH OF THE TOTAL POPULATION IN SHAM SHUI PO.

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