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Thursday, June 21, 1973

WỌNG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE ANNIVERSARY

Another community centre run by the Social Welfare Department is

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celebrating its anniversary this week the Wong Tai Sin Community Centre

which was opened 13 years ago.

Since then it has become the centre of community life in the area.

Among the many projects it has started is a service for old people

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and programmes for leadership training and development of volunteers.

projects are geared to cater to those living in the area", said Mr. Basil

Leung, the Warden.

Among the other services provided in the same building are a nursery,

a practical training centre and a club for deaf people, all run by voluntary

agencies.

A party to mark the centre's 13th anniversary will be held tomorrow

(Friday) afternoon, followed by a variety show in the evening.

Programmes have also been arranged for the coming weekend when a

party for young people will be held on Saturday (June 23) evening and a fun

fair for children and a Chinese opera show on Sunday. Details and tickets

for these events can be obtained from the centre's group work unit.

Note to Editors:

You are welcome to send a reporter/ photographer to cover the celebrations. The party will take place at 4 p.m. tomorrow and the variety show at 8 p.m.

On Saturday, the party for young people starts at 8 p.m. at the Centre. On Sunday, the

fun fair will be held at the centre and starts

at 2 p.m.

The Chinese opera show that night

will be held at Morse Park beginning at 7:30 p.m.

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