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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1990

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ELDERLY LEARN ABOUT HEALTH CARE AT CARNIVAL

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SENIOR RESIDENTS IN THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT LEARNED MORE ABOUT PERSONAL HEALTH CARE AND HYGIENE AT A CARNIVAL THIS (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON.

THEY ALSO HAD TESTS ON THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE.

HEARING ABILITY, EYE-SIGHT AND

THE CARNIVAL WAS ORGANISED BY THE WORKING GROUP ON PREFERENTIAL SCHEMES FOR THE ELDERLY OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE.

THERE WERE STALL GAMES ON VARIOUS HEALTH EDUCATION TALK AND AN EXHIBITION.

TOPICS, A

SPEAKING AT THE CARNIVAL, CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP, MR

ALWAYS BEEN WONG CHEE-KWUN, SAID THE GROUP HAD

WITH CONCERNED

THE WELFARE OF SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.

"THE GROUP OPERATES A PREFERENTIAL SCHEME UNDER WHICH PEOPLE AGED 60 OR ABOVE LIVING IN THE DISTRICT CAN OBTAIN DISCOUNTS OFFERED BY SOME LOCAL DOCTORS, DENTISTS AND SHOPS," HE SAID.

"MORE THAN 1,000 SENIOR RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHEME, HE ADDED.

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OFFICIATING AT THE CARNIVAL TODAY WERE THE SHAM SHUI PO

MR ALAN DISTRICT OFFICER,

FUNG; DISTRICT BOARD

MR CHAIRMAN,

ΤΑΙ

THE TUNG-NGOK: AND

DISTRICT'S SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, MISS CHAN JOY-YIN.

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TEN OUTSTANDING STUDENTS HONOURED

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TEN STUDENTS FROM YAU TSIM DISTRICT NINE GIRLS AND A WERE COMMENDED AS THE DISTRICT'S OUTSTANDING STUDENTS

(SATURDAY).

BOY

TODAY

THEIR ACADEMIC RECORDS, CONDUCT, KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT AFFAIRS AND SOCIAL SERVICES IMPRESSED A PANEL OF JUDGES COMPRISING A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, SCHOOL HEADMASTERS AND REPRESENTATIVES EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE DISTRICT OFFICE.

FROM THE

NOMINEES FROM

EACH OF THE 10, WHO WERE CHOSEN OVER 37 OTHER PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, WAS AWARDED AND A $300 BOOK COUPON.

A TROPHY,

A

/AMONG THOSE

CERTIFICATE

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