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Contact card given to bedspace tenants for emergency

Bedspace apartment (BSA) tenants are being given a telephone contact card listing the numbers of the government departments to which they may turn for immediate assistance if they encounter problems with their accommodation, the Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shelley Lau, said today (Friday).

Distributing the card during her visit to a BSA in Kwai Chung, Mrs Lau said the it provided BSA tenants with a means to obtain help and advice in case of emergency from Home Affairs and Social Welfare departments' respective district offices.

"The card is in pocket size, making it easy to carry at all times. BSA lodgers are therefore encouraged to keep it so that they can get help quickly if they run into problems with their BSAs," Mrs Lau said.

During the visit, Mrs Lau also distributed to the tenants blankets and red packets donated by the Lions Club of Kwai Tsing.

She was accompanied by the Kwai Tsing District Officer, Mr Ngai Wing-chit, and representatives of the Lions Club of Kwai Tsing.

Six youth ambassadors of the Leo's Club of Kwai Tsing were also present to show their concern for the lodgers by helping to distribute the gifts.

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Royal Navy sailors to help earthquake victims

Sailors from the Royal Navy patrol craft HMS Peacock will give up their spare time tomorrow (Saturday) to help earthquake victims in Yunnan, China.

The 15 men will help TVB load boxes of blankets and warm clothing on to container lorries for onward despatch to the province where over 250 people were killed and more than 14,000 injured in last week's earthquake.