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THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1975.
NEW WING ADDED TO SWD'S FANLING YOUTH HOSTEL
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MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S ROTARY YOUTH HOSTEL AT FANLING IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WITH THE RECENT COMPLETION OF A NEW WING.
THE EXTENSION, WHICH IS A TWO-STOREY BUILDING, DOUBLES THE DORMITORY ACCOMMODATION OF THE HOSTEL SO THAT 120 YOUNGSTERS CAN NOW USE IT AT ONE TIME.
THE MAIN HOSTEL WAS BUILT EIGHT YEARS AGO WITH FUNDS DONATED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF HONG KONG AFTER WHICH IT IS NAMED. THE CLUB HAS AGAIN CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW WING, THIS TIME GIVING $80,000 WHILE THE LOTTERIES FUND PROVIDED $120,000.
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 28, THE NEW WING WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, AND THE CLUB'S IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT, MR. LAWRENCE FUNG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH BEGINS AT 3.30 P.M. ON SATURDAY.
THE ROTARY YOUTH HOSTEL IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND ON TAI PO ROAD, FANLING, ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE FANLING ROUNDABOUT.
PROPERTY REVIEW NOW ON SALE ******
THE PROPERTY REVIEW 1975, WHICH CONTAINS DETAILED STATISTICAL INFORMATION AND COMMENT ON HONG KONG'S PROPERTY SITUATION, IS NOW ON SALE AT $14 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG.
THE PUBLICATION WAS COMPILED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION AND INCLUDES FORECASTS TRENDS IN ALL SECTORS OF THE MARKET FOR BOTH 1975 AND 1976.
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PROPERTY DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS AND SURVEYORS AS WELL AS THOSE INTERESTED IN HONG KONG'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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