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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1974
PLACES FOR STUDENTS TO STUDY
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NOW THAT SCHOOL HAS STARTED AGAIN MANY CHILDREN MAY BE NEEDING A QUIET PLACE TO STUDY OR DO THEIR HOMEWORK.
IN RECOGNITION OF THIS NEED, SIX COMMUNITY WORK OFFICES AND A YOUTH CENTRE RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT ARE MAKING SPACE AVAILABLE OR PROVIDING HOMEWORK GUIDANCE GROUPS FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY DE UNABLE TO STUDY IN THEIR OWN HOME ENVIRONMENT.
THE ESTATE COMMUNITY WORK OFFICES ARE LOCATED IN TSZ WAN SHAN, SAU MAU PING (CENTRAL AND SOUTH), LAM TIN (EAST AND WESTERN) AND SHEK LEI, THE YOUTH CENTRE 1S IN SUAM SHUI PO. STAFF OF VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ON HAND TO SUPERVISE THE CHILDREN.
THE FACILITIES WILL BE AVAILABLE EVERYDAY OF THE WEEK IN SOME CENTRES, AND ON CERTAIN DAYS IN OTHERS TO AVOID CLASHING WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES, IN MOST CASES BETWEEN 9.A.M. AND 10 P.M., SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK DIVISION WHICH RUNS THESE OFFICES. HE ADVISED CHILDREN WHO WANTED TO MAKE USE OF THESE FACILITIES TO CHECK WITH THE OFFICE LOCATED
IN THEIR DISTRICT.
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IN ADDITION, THE LIBRARIES OF THE DIVISION'S COMMUNITY CENTRES IN WESTERN DISTRICT, TAI HANG TUNG, MONG TAI-SIN, KWUN TONG AND TSUEN WAN TOGETHER WITH THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL, ARE ALSO OPEN TO STUDENTS DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAYS, EACH WEEK AS PLACES OF STUDY..
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