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FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1991

MORE VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED IN ELDERLY SERVICES

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ENCOURAGED ΤΟ PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTARY ELDERLY SERVICES TO SUPPLEMENT THOSE PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS.

ADDRESSING THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE CHAN TSENG HSI TSUEN WAN MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED TODAY (FRIDAY), THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ROSE GOODSTADT, SAID WHILE THE GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS WERE TRYING TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE THE ELDERLY SERVICES, THE DEMAND HAD YET TO BE MET IN FACE OF THE HUGE ELDERLY POPULATION.

"THE ONLY SOLUTION IS EVERY HONG KONG RESIDENT ΤΟ USE H19 SPARE TIME TO HELP OUR SENIOR CITIZENS."

"VOLUNTARY ELDERLY SERVICE IS A SIMPLE AND EASY TASK. EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING STUDENTS, HOUSEWIVES AND WORKERS, C'AN HANDLE IT EASILY, MRS GOODSTADT NOTED.

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CITING AN EXAMPLE, MRS GOODSTADT ADDED THAT SERVICES SUCH AS HELPING OUR SENIOR CITIZENS IN DOMESTIC ROUTINE, ASSISTING THEM IN WRITING LETTERS OR SHOPPING OR ACCOMPANYING THEM TO VISIT MEDICAL PARTITIONERS WERE MOST WELCOMED PARTICULARLY THE SINGLETONS.

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SHE POINTED OUT THAT VOLUNTEERING HAS NO AGE LIMITED. CITIZENS COULD TAKE PART IN VOLUNTARY ELDERLY SERVICES BY SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES THROUGH ORGANISING PROGRAMMES AND PARTICIPATING IN COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

MRS GOODSTADT ALSO COMMENDED THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE AGED'S CONTRIBUTION IN ELDERLY SERVICES, ADDING THAT THE OPENING OF THE NEW MULTI-SERVICE CENTRE WOULD STRENGTHEN ΤΗΕ SERVICES IN

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PUBLIC WORKS LABORATORY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE

EFFICIENT, COMPETENT TESTING SERVICES

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THE PHENOMENAL GROWTH IN PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION KONG OVER THE PAST FEW DECADES HAS RESULTED IN AN EVER-INCREASING DEMAND FOR HIGH QUALITY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING SERVICES, DR EDWARD BRAND, WHEN OPENING THE NEW PUBLIC WORKS CENTRAL LABORATORY IN KOWLOON BAY TODAY (FRIDAY),

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DR BRAND NOTED THAT EXPECTATIONS AND STANDARDS HAD RISEN WITH

"IT IS RIGHT AND PROPER THAT OUR ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS WILL ONLY ACCEPT MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP WHICH MEET THE EXACTING REQUIREMENTS OF OUR LATEST SPECIFICATIONS, HE SAID.

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