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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1988

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"THERE ARE NO LESS THAN 20 PROGRAMMES WHICH ARE ORGANISED WITH AIM OF PROMOTING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY INTEGRATION AMONG RESIDENTS," HE NOTED.

ALSO ATTENDING THIS EVENING'S OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHRIS WAN CHUNG-CHU; VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MRS ELSIE TU; CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, MR LAM HANG-FAI; LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR POON CHI-FAI; PRESIDENT OF THE KWUN TONG FESTIVAL '88 ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR YU SUN-SAY; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MADAM YEUNG KAM-CHUN.

MR YU AND MADAM YEUNG THANKED ALL THOSE WHO HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN ORGANISING THE FESTIVAL AND SAID THEY HOPED THAT LOCAL. RESIDENTS WOULD TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THE EVENTS,

ORGANISED BY THE KWUN

THE KWUN TONG FESTIVAL '88 IS JOINTLY TONG DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE 15 LOCAL AREA COMMITTEES AND THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE.

WHICH

ITS TOTAL EXPENDITURE IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $550,000, OF $250,000 IS FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD WITH THE BALANCE SPONSORED BY LOCAL PERSONALITIES.

EXHIBITION ON ELDERLY HEALTH IN CHAI WAN

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A FOUR-DAY EXHIBITION ON HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY STARTS TODAY (SUNDAY) IN THE NEW JADE SHOPPING ARCADE AT CHAI WAN MTR STATION.

ORGANISED BY THE COMMUNITY SERVICES WORKING GROUP OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD, THE EXHIBITION IS AIMED AT SUPPORTING UF FESTIVAL FOR THE ELDERLY 1988 OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIA SERVICE.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF TODAY'S EXHIBITION, THE DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR SHUM CHOI-SANG, SAID THE EXHIBITIO OUTLINED HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE ELDERLY THROUGH EXHIBITION, VIDEO SHOW, FREE MEDICAL ADVICE AND DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION PAMPHLETS.

"THE EXHIBITION DEPICTS THE CAUSES OF VARIOUS GERIATRIC DISEASES, WAYS TO DEVELOP GOOD HOBBIES AND EATING HABITS AND METHODS OF PREVENTION AND CURE OF SUCH DISEASES, HE CONTINUED.

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MR SHUM SAID THAT THE DISTRICT BOARD HAD ORGANISED MANY ACTIVITIES FOR SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR, SUCH AS VEGETARIAN FEASTS, PICNIC, BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND TELEMATCH GAMES.

"THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT THE MEDICAL SERVICES AND GREEN MINIBUS PREFERENTIAL SCHEMES FOR THE ELDERLY IN EASTERN DISTRICT.

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"SENIOR CITIZENS AGED OVER 60 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TWO SCHEMES, MR SHUM ADDED.

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