TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1976
BOOKS AND BOOKSHELVES FOR COMMUNITY CENTRES
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WAS TODAY (TUESDAY) PRESENTED WITH TWO SETS OF BOOKS AND TWO BOOKSHELVES BY THE LIONS CLUB OF TAI PING SHAN FOR USE IN THE LIBRARIES AT CHAI WAN AND WESTERN DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRES.
THE GIFTS AMOUNTING TO $11,000, WERE PRESENTED TO THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CLUB, MR. WU PO-LING, AT THE CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE.
IN ACCEPTING THE GIFTS, MR. LEE NOTED THAT THE CHAI WAN COMMUNITY CENTRE LIBRARY HAD MORE THAN 10,000 REGISTERED READERS. AN AVERAGE OF 900 PEOPLE USED THE LIBRARY DAILY. +THIS CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THE LIBRARY SERVICE IS MUCH APPRECIATED BY THE LOCAL RESIDENTS.+
THE DIRECTOR POINTED OUT THAT THE LIBRARY +PROVIDES NOT ONLY REFERENCE BOOKS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, READING-ROOMS AND BOOK-LENDING SERVICES, BUT ALSO ORGANISES ACTIVITIES SUCH AS QUIZ CONTESTS, ARTS COMPETITIONS AND CHRISTMAS CARD DESIGN COMPETITIONS.+
THERE ARE ALTOGETHER SEVEN COMMUNITY CENTRES RUN BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS IN HONG KONG AND THEY OFFER A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS. THERE INCLUDE GROUP AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, FAMILY SERVICES, NURSERIES, ENQUIRY SERVICES AND LIBRARY SERVICES, MR. LEE ADDED.
THE DIRECTOR EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE CLUB FOR THE IR KEEN INTEREST IN WELFARE SERVICES AND THEIR DONATIONS WHICH ENABLE THE LIBRARIES TO OFFER A WIDER SELECTION OF READING MATERIALS.
ROAD CLOSURE
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THE SECTION OF SHAUK IWAN MAIN STREET EAST FROM THE JUNCTION OF KAM WAH STREET NORTHWARDS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC FROM 9 A.M. TQ 6 P.M. ON THURSDAY (MAY 6) BECAUSE OF THE TAM KUNG FESTIVAL.
THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE IS TO FACILITATE THE LARGE CROWD WHICH IS EXPECTED TO VISIT THE TAM KUNG TEMPLE ON THAT DAY.
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