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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1993

THE CARITAS MEDICAL CENTRE AND THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS WERE GRANTED $683,000 AND $640,000 RESPECTIVELY FOR THE PURCHASE OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

SET UP WITH A BEQUEST OF $500,000 BY THE LATE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG ON HIS DEATH IN 1956, THE CHARITABLE FUND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG.

IN

1966,

THE CAPITAL OF THE FUND WAS INCREASED THROUGH THE OF $4.95 MILLION FROM THE CHINA CHARITABLE FUND SET

UP

BY

INJECTION HIM.

THE SIR ROBERT HO TUNG CHARITABLE FUND TS ADMINISTERED BY HONGKONG BANK TRUSTEE LTD.

YUEN LONG MATERNITY HOME CLOSES

YUEN LONG MATERNITY HOME WILL BE CLOSED ON FEBRUARY 22

(MONDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT ALL CLIENTS PREVIOUSLY REFERRED TO THE MATERNITY HOME FOR ANTE-NATAL CARE WOULD BE DIRECTED TO POK ΟΙ HOSPITAL OR TUEN MUN HOSPITAL STARTING FROM THAT DATE.

THE CLOSURE WILL NOT AFFECT THE DISTRICT'S YURN LONG MADAM YUNG FUNG SHEE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CENTRE WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VARIOUS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.