As temperatures plummeted over the weekend, senior citizen service centres and health clinics noted increases in calls for help.
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All residents who are double-jabbed and over 65 will be eligible, even those with a certificate of inability from the Health Bureau.
Cashier and manager from Avenida do Almirante Lacerda mart may face jail time after demanding cash from woman in her 70s who forgot to pay for MOP 19.80 can of food.
Family members urged to take better care of parents and grandparents, as most do not have any money of their own, and worry about how to afford medical treatment.
Taipa and Coloane Community Service Consultative Council member Ng Chio Wai suggested at a regular meeting on Tuesday that the government should help the elderly tackle the psychological problems that many of them have when dealing with digital technology.
About 54,000 senior citizens will have the money from the government’s annual cash injection into their Central Provident Fund accounts transferred into their bank accounts on 21 August.
President Xi Jinping wished senior citizens nationwide a happy Chung Yeung Festival.