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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1988

APART FROM PROVIDING DAILY NECESSITIES

FOR THE ELDERLY, THE HOMES AND CENTRES AS WELL AS MANY LOCAL ORGANISATIONS HAD BEEN ORGANISING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THEM, SHE SAID.

SHE ADDED THAT SPECIAL PROGRAMMES WERE ALSO DESIGNED FOR THE ELDERLY EVERY YEAR, ESPECIALLY DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

ABOUT 600 SENIOR RESIDENTS AGED 60 AND ABOVE RECEIVED FREE CHECK-UPS IN TODAY'S EVENT WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE.

THEY HAD THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE, URINE, EYESIGHT AND HEARING

EXAMINED.

BESIDES CHECK-UPS, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL ALSO EXPLAINED GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ON HEALTH TO THE PARTICIPATING ELDERLY.

A HEALTH EXHIBITION WAS ALSO HELD AND A VIDEO TAPE RELATING ΤΟ HEALTH EDUCATION WAS SHOWN TOO.

DB COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER SEWER FOR MUI WO

THE

ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD WILL DISCUSS THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A SEWER RUNNING FROM WANG TONG RIVER TO THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AT MUI WO, LANTAU, AT A MEETING TOMORROW (MONDAY).

WASTE WATER DISCHARGED FROM THE AREA OF WANG TONG BY THE RIVER IS BELIEVED TO BE A CAUSE OF THE POLLUTION OF SILVER MINE BAY AND THE PROPOSAL IS INTENDED TO EASE THE PROBLEM.

MEMBERS WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE CLEARANCE OF HAWKER STALLS ALONG SHUI KUI ROAD, CHEUNG CHAU, AND THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT FOOTPATH FROM SAI WAN TO CHEUNG PO TSAI CAVE ON THE ISLAND.

ΤΟ THE

THEY WILL BE TOLD OF PROGRESS ON APPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR 1988-89 AND DISCUSS ARRANGEMENT FOR SITE VISITS BY MEMBERS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

DISTRICT BOARD'S BEGIN AT 2.30 PM

CONFERENCE ROOM,

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ISLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING То TOMORROW (MONDAY) AT THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE 20TH FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL.

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