WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1974
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MR. LOBO ALSO SUGGESTED THAT ONE OR TWO BUILDINGS WITH SPECIAL FEATURES SHOULD BE PROVIDED IN THE NEW ESTATES TO UNDERTAKE WELFARE WORK SINCE THE NEW ESTATES WOULD BE FAR AWAY FROM NORMAL FACILITIES.
+ INCORPORATED IN THESE PLANS WE COULD IMPROVE FACILITIES FOR STUDY ROOMS TO OVERCOME THE EVER-INCREASING DIFFICULTIES WHICH STUDENTS FACE IN CARRYING OUT THEIR STUDIES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OTHER FAMILY ACTIVITIES,+ HE SAID,
MR. LOBO APPRECIATED THAT THE MAIN DIFFICULTY IN THIS WOULD BE SUPERVISION, AND HE WONDERED WHETHER SOME ORGANISATION WOULD BE WILLING TO UNDERTAKE THIS. BUT SUCH FACILITIES, HE ADDED, WOULD BECOME MORE NECESSARY WITH THE PROVISION OF FREE SCHOOLING TO ALL CHILDREN IN HONG KONG AND, IN THE SHORT TERM, WOULD ELIMINATE OVERCROWDING OF EXISTING LIBRARIES AND AT THE AIRPORT WHICH HAS BECOME A POPULAR PLACE OF STUDY.
HE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT DORMITORIES BE PROVIDED IN NEW ESTATES FOR SINGLE PERSONS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO ROOM-SHARING.
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