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MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1989

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SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON, CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR WONG YUEN-WEI, SAID CAMPAIGN WOULD PROVIDE FREE EYE CARE SERVICES AND INFORMATION TO THE SENIOR CITIZENS IN MONG KOK DISTRICT.

THE DIRECTOR

OF HOSPITAL SERVICES, DR T.Y. CHAU, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CAMPAIGN'S

CEREMONY ON SATURDAY (DECEMBER 16).

OPENING

A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO GIVE A TALK ON COMMON EYE DISEASES AMONG THE ELDERLY.

OPTOMETRISTS WILL CARRY OUT CHECK-UPS FOR THE SENIOR CITIZENS AT FOUR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON 14 DAYS DURING THE CAMPAIGN.

ELDERLY PEOPLE CAN OBTAIN

REQUIRED, AT DESIGNATED SHOPS.

SPECTACLES FREE OF CHARGE, IF

"A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE CAMPAIGN IS THAT WE HAVE SECURED THE SUPPORT OF OPHTHALMOLOGISTS IN OFFERING PREFERENTIAL SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY BY CHARGING ONLY $50 PER CONSULTATION, EXCLUDING OPERATION FEES, MR WONG SAID.

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CARE

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, MR LAI KWOK-WING, SAID THE GROUP HAD JOINED HANDS WITH DISTRICT BOARDS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS IN ORGANISING NINE EYE CAMPAIGNS IN THE PAST. SO PAR, MORE THAN 30,000 SENIOR CITIZENS RECEIVED FREE CHECK-UPS AND SPECTACLES.

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HOSPITALS

THE BUDGET FOR THE MONG KOK EYE CARE CAMPAIGN IS $295,000, OF WHICH $275,000 WILL BE CONTRIBUTED BY THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF AND THE BALANCE BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD.

FOLLOWING ARE THE DATES AND PLACES FOR THE FREE EYE CHECK-UP SERVICES WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM DAILY:

DECEMBER 19-20

DECEMBER 21-23

DECEMBER 27-29

JANUARY 2-5

YANG MEMORIAL SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE

HK VERNACULAR NORMAL SCHOOLS ALUMNI

ASSOCIATION SCHOOL

KEI WING PRIMARY SCHOOL

CHAN HING SCHOOL SERVICES CENTRE

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