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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1974 -
+STAFF AT THE SALES COUNTERS. WILL PLACE ORDERS ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO OBTAIN ANY OF THESE BOOKS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
AS A FURTHER STEP TO ATTRACT MORE VISITORS, THE STAR FERRY PUBLICATIONS CENTRE HAS BEEN RENOVATED, OFFERING A MUCH WIDER RANGE OF READING MATERIAL THAN BEFORE.
ITEMS ON SALE INCLUDE REPORTS OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, LEGAL PUBLICATIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS, BOOKLETS, FORMS, MAPS AND TITLES FROM THE TWO UNIVERSITIES IN HONG KONG, SOUVENIR POSTERS, REPRODUCTIONS OF PAINTINGS ARE ALSO OBTAINABLE AT THE CENTRE.
COLOUR SETS OF LOCAL MARINE FISH, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF HONG KONG AND MAJOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS ARE EXHIBITED ON A CONVENIENT INDEX RACK.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE CENTRE PROVIDES A SPECIAL INFORMATION COUNTER FOR THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION TO HANDLE TOURISTS ENQUIRIES. IT ALSO HAS A WIDE RANGE OF THE ASSOCIATION'S POPULAR TITLES ON DISPLAY.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT-APART FROM THE BIG JUMP IN SALES FIGURE, THE NUMBER OF VISITORS TO THE PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE STAR FERRY HAS ALSO INCREASED BY MORE THAN 100 PER CENT IN THE PAST. MONTHS.
SIX CLINICS OPEN DURING X'MAS HOLIDAYS
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SIX GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS WILL REMAIN OPEN BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 1 P.M. DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS ON DECEMBER 25 AND 26.
THE ONES ON HONG KONG ISLAND ARE THE VIOLET PEEL POLYCLINIC IN WAN CHAI AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CLINIC IN SHAU KEI WAN.
THE ONES IN KOWLOON ARE THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CLINICS IN KWUN TONG AND YAU MA TEI, AND THE ROBERT BLACK HEALTH CENTRE IN SAN PO KONG. THE LADY TRENCH POLYCLINIC IN TUSEN WAN WILL ALSO REMAIN OPEN DURING THE PERIOD.
ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT OUT-PATIENT CLINICS AND EVENING CLINICS WILL BE CLOSED OVER THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.