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FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1994

GOVERNOR VISITS HOME FOR THE AGED

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CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON VISITED THE CHUK LAM MING TONG CARE AND ATTENTION HOME IN POKFULAM TO SEE HOW A SUBVENTED HOME FOR THE ELDERLY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

TODAY (FRIDAY) FOR THE AGED PROVIDES ITS

ACCOMPANIED BY

THE SECRETARY

FOR

HEALTH

ELIZABETH WONG, THE GOVERNOR WAS MET ON ARRIVAL SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN.

MR

AND

MRS WELFARE, BY THE DIRECTOR OF

CHAIRMAN OF THE

GOVERNOR THE STRACHAN INTRODUCED TO THE HOME'S MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR SO TUNG-LAM, AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE HOME, MS LIU YIN-CHOI.

THE GOVERNOR WAS BRIEFED ON THE FACILITIES OF PROVIDES HOME FOR THE AGED, CARE-AND-ATTENTION AND FOR PERSONS AGED 60 AND OVER.

THE HOME WHICH INFIRMARY SERVICE

OF WHICH 60 120 ARE CARE-AND-ATTENTION PLACES

HE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 180 PLACES, ARE HOME FOR THE AGED PLACES AND INCLUDING 40 INFIRMARY BEDS.

ΤΟ SEE A THE PARTY FIRST ARRIVED AT THE HOME'S ACTIVITY ROOM

CALLIGRAPHY, ΤΑΙ CHI, GROUP OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS PRACTISING CHINESE COTTON-WOOL MAKING, HANDICRAFT, DIM SUM MAKING AND MEAL PREPARATION.

IN

RESIDENTS THE

THE CELEBRATING THE GOVERNOR LATER JOINED

THE OLDEST RESIDENT AT 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MADAM WOO WAI-CHUN WHO IS THE HOME. THE GOVERNOR ALSO PRESENTED A BIRTHDAY CAKE TO MADAM WOO.

BEFORE DEPARTURE, THE GOVERNOR TOURED THE AT THE CARE-AND-ATTENTION CUM INFIRMARY SECTION.

0

FACILITIES

PROVIDED

GOVERNOR THANKS LIONS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE

THE 39-YEAR COMMUNITY SERVICE OF THE LIONS CLUB OF

GOVERNOR, THE ᎡᎢ HON HAS EARNED WORDS OF APPRECIATION FROM THE CHRISTOPHER PATTEN.

HONG KONG

PAID

SPEAKING AT THE CLUB'S LUNCHEON TODAY (FRIDAY), MR PATTEN

EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL TO TRIBUTE

HEALTH, ITS MEMBERS' WORK IN PROTECTION, AS WELL AS SERVICES FOR YOUTH AND DISABLED.

THAT THE ON ITS FUTURE PLANS, MR PATTEN WAS PLEASED TO KNOW

A COMMUNITY LIONS WERE WORKING ON A NUMBER OF NEW PROJECTS, SUCH AS CHARTER ON AIDS, A STUDENT VISIT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME FOR HONG KONG, CHINA AND TAIWAN, A PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL AND A HEALTH SERVICE CENTRE.

/AN INTERNATIONAL