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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1994

AS

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CENTRES WERE WELL-RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC THE NUMBER OF VISITORS HAD JUMPED FROM 16,500 IN 1992 TO 18,000 IN 1993, WITH AN INCREASE OF 16 PER CENT,

THE OPENING HOURS OF THE UNIT AND THE THREE REGIONAL CENTRES 8.30 AM TO 1 PM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY, AND 2 PM TO 5 PM FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY.

ARE

THE ADDRESS OF THE CENTRES ARE:

* CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT 7TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE,

130 HENNESSY ROAD,

WAN CHAI.

TEL 572 1476

* TSUEN WAN HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE

38 SAI LAU KOK ROAD,

13TH FLOOR, TSUEN WAN GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, TSUEN WAN .

TEL 417 6505

YUNG FUNG SHEE HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE

GROUND FLOOR, YUNG FUNG SHEE MEMORIAL CENTRE,

CHA KWO LING ROAD,

KWUN TONG.

TEL 727 8227

* SHATIN HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE

2ND FLOOR, LEK YUEN HEALTH CENTRE,

SHA TIN

TEL 692 8753

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OLDER VOLUNTEERS PROGRAMME PROPOSED

THE REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON CARE FOR THE ELDERLY HAS PROPOSED AN OLDER VOLUNTEERS PROGRAMME TO ENABLE ELDERLY PEOPLE ΤΟ TAKE PART IN ACTIVITIES IN SOCIETY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR IAN STRACHAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING ON THE WALL-PAINTING DAY OF THE HELPING HAND CHEUNG MUK TAU HOLIDAY CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, MR STRACHAN SAID SENIOR CITIZENS WERE AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF VOLUNTEERS.

AS AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHEME, THE WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDED AN ADDITIONAL WORKER EACH BE PROVIDED IN EIGHT SELECTED MULTI-SERVICE CENTRES FOR THE ELDERLY TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN ELDERLY PERSONS AS VOLUNTEERS.

"TODAY, I ALSO SEE A LOT OF ENTHUSIASTIC VOLUNTEERS HELP IN THIS WALL-PAINTING EVENT.

YOUNG AND ADULT

/"IN FACT,