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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1990

MISS

CHAN

WITH THE

THAT

OF POINTED OUT

INCREASE EXPECTANCY IN HONG KONG, THE ELDERLY WOULD OCCUPY 15 PER CENT OF POPULATION BY 1999, WHILE THE FIGURE IN 1989 STOOD AT 13 PER CENT.

ELDERLY GROWING

LIFE

THE

POPULATION IN HONG SERVICES, IN

KONG HAD TERMS OF

SHE SAID THE RESULTED IN AN INCREASING DEMAND FOR ELDERLY BOTH QUANTITY AND VARIETY, IN THE 1990'S.

IN SAI KUNG. IN O NEW TOWN, THE COOPERATED CLOSELY

SHE SAID.

"THERE ARE ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE AGED OVER 60 VIEW OF THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE TSEUNG KWAN GOVERNMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS HAVE TO HELP THESE SENIOR CITIZENS ADAPT TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT,

NEW ELDERLY CENTRES AND HOSTELS HAVE BEEN SET UP ESTATE, PO LAM ESTATE, AND KING LAM ESTATE.

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IN TSUI LAM

KUNG

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS AT TODAY'S CEREMONY INCLUDED SAI

FESTIVAL'S DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM WAN; PRESIDENT OF

LEE SPIEGAL; AND AN ASSISTANT SAI KUNG ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR

DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS BERNADETTE LINN.

CARNIVAL TODAY'S

CANTONESE

OPERAS,

ALSO A FOOD-ANIMATION PERFORMED BY THE ELDERLY.

LION-DANCE FEATURED

PERFORMANCE,

CONTEST AND VARIETY SHOWS

OTHER CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMMES, FESTIVAL PERIOD.

ACTIVITIES,

HEALTH INCLUDING

CHECK-UPS,

-

BE ORGANISED WILL

VISITS, AND

DURING

THE

CONCLUDED

THE FESTIVAL WILL LAST UNTIL DECEMBER 18 AND WILL BE WITH SEVERAL LARGE BANQUETS TO BE HELD IN TSEUNG KWAN O, HANG HAU AND SAI KUNG TOWN.

ENQUIRES CAN BE MADE ON TELEPHONE 792 4455 EXT. 26.

0

-

TWO GOVT LOTS TO LET BY TENDER

* *

ARE TENDERS

BEING INVITED BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCY OF TWO GOVERNMENT LAND LOTS.

IN LAI

AND IS

BEING THE BACK-UP AREAS OF CONTAINER TERMINALS 6 AND 7 CHI KOK, THE FIRST LOT COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 3.635 HECTARES FOR OPEN STORAGE OF CONTAINERS (EXCLUDING STUFFING AND DESTUFFING).

LOT IS TWO YEARS, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY

THE TENANCY FOR THE

THEREAFTER.

THE OTHER LOT IS IN AREA 26C OF KWAI CHUNG. IT HAS AN ABOUT 5,350 SQUARE METRES.

AREA OF

BUT IT IS ONLY THE SITE IS FOR A FEE-PAYING PUBLIC CARPARK. FOR

AND VEHICLES,

CURRENTLY CONTAINER TRACTORS

TRAILERS LICENSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE.

GOODS

/THE TENANCY