SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1975
COMMUNITY WEEK IN CHAI WAN
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A +CHAI WAN COMMUNITY WEEK+ WILL BE HELD FROM NEXT MONDAY (JUNE 9) TO ENCOURAGE MORE RESIDENTS OF THE DISTRICT TO USE THE CHAI VAN COMMUNITY CENTRE.
THE COMMUNITY CENTRE HAS ONLY BEEN IN OPERATION FOR SEVEN MONTHS AND ALREADY MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE MAKE USE OF ITS VARIOUS FACILITIES DAILY, ACCORDING TO THE HARDEN, MR. KWAN KAM-CHUEN.
APART FROM GROUP AND COMMUNITY WORK CONDUCTED BY THE CENTRE'S STAFF, THERE IS ALSO A LIBRARY, A YOUTH CLUB AND A YOUTH COUNSELLING SERVICE OPERATED BY THE CHINESE Y.M.C.A. AND A NURSERY RUN BY THE SALVATION ARMY.
TOGETHER WITH THE CENTRE, THESE AGENCIES ARE SPONSORING THE WEEK AND THEY HAVE ARRANGED A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES IN WHICH RESIDENTS OF THE AREA CAN TAKE PART.
DURING THE WEEK THERE WILL BE DIFFERENT EVENTS FROM 7-10 P.M. EACH EVENING. AMONG THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES ARE! AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, CHARTS AND BOOKS, A BABIES CRAWLING CONTEST TOGETHER WITH FREE MEDICAL AND DENTAL CHECKUPS FOR THEM, BASKETBALL AND BADMINTON DEMONSTRATIONS DURING THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF THE WEEK.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR ENTERTAINMENT IN THE FORM OF FILMS, FOLK SONGS AND DANCES AND SONGS FROM CANTONESE OPERAS. THE LAST DAY, SUNDAY, WHICH IS ALSO FATHER'S DAY, WILL DE FOR FAMILIES AND A GATHERING WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 2 AND 4 P.M. AT WHICH THERE WILL BE GAMES AND OTHER FORMS OF ENJOYMENT.