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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1988

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WAN CHAI TO LAUNCH HEALTH MONTH FOR THE ELDERLY

CHAI WILL BE ABLE TO ELDERLY RESIDENTS IN WAN MEDICAL CHECK-UP SERVICES UNDER THE PROGRAMME "1988 HEALTH THE ELDERLY IN WAN CHAI" TO BE LAUNCHED LATER THIS WEEK.

ENJOY FREE MONTH FOR

BY

WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD IN THE PROGRAMME, ORGANISED BY THE CONJUNCTION WITH THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, AND CO-SPONSORED THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND RTHK, AIMS AT AROUSING GREATER PUBLIC AND CARE FOR THE AGED AMONGST RESIDENTS IN WAN CHAI.

CHECK-UPS DURING THE MONTH-LONG PROJECT, FREE HEALTH OFFERED TO PEOPLE AGED 60 OR ABOVE AT SIX SERVICE CENTRES AND ASSOCIATIONS IN THE DISTRICT.

CONCERN

WILL BE KAIFONG

WAYS

IN ADDITION, EXHIBITIONS ON COMMON GERIATRIC DISEASES AND

SHOPPING AND COMMERCIAL OF PREVENTING THEM WILL BE LAUNCHED IN TWO CENTRES.

A TOTAL OF 20,000

PAMPHLETS

PROMOTING HEALTH

FOR CARE

THE

ELDERLY WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED.

THE SCHEME, WHICH COSTS ABOUT $200,000, IS EXPECTED TO 2,000 PEOPLE.

BENEFIT

SPEAKING AT A PRESS

PROJECT TODAY (MONDAY), WAN CHAI DISTRICT LAM SAID THERE WERE ABOUT 30,000 PEOPLE AGED REPRESENTING 15 PER CENT OF THE DISTRICT'S POPULATION.

TO CONFERENCE

ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE BOARD CHAIRMAN MRS PEGGY

OVER 60 IN WAN CHAI,

GROUP WERE

CO-ORGANISING

THE DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TUNG WAH THE PROGRAMME IN RESPONSE TO THE NEED OF THIS AGE GROUP, SHE SAID.

SHE ADDED THAT THE DISTRICT BOARD HAD A LONG-STANDING IN THE WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY IN THE DISTRICT.

ALSO SPEAKING

AT THE

INTEREST

OF

THE CONVENOR CONFERENCE, PRESS

MR KENNETH LEE. PUBLICITY SUB-GROUP UNDER THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE,

WAH GROUP WOULD PROVIDE SAID THAT DOCTORS AND NURSES FROM THE TUNG FREE CHECK-UP SERVICES AT VARIOUS VOLUNTARY AND, WELFARE AGENCIES THE DISTRICT DURING THE HEALTH MONTH.

IN

ON BODY

LEVEL, BLOOD TESTS,

PARTICIPATING ELDERLY PEOPLE WOULD BE GIVEN CHECK-UPS

SUGAR BLOOD WEIGHT AND HEIGHT, BLOOD PRESSURE, CARDIAC EXAMINATIONS AND CHEST X-RAYS.

THOSE WHO REQUIRE FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT WOULD BE REFERRED TO RELEVANT UNITS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, HE SAID.

THE

/THE CO-CHAIRMAN ..................