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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1977
THIRD COMMUNITY HALL TO BE OPENED
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN ITS THIRD COMMUNITY HALL IN THE LAI KING ESTATE THIS FRIDAY (JULY 8).
MR. J.W. HAYES, TOWN MANAGER AND DISTRICT OFFICER FOR TSUEN WAN WILL UNVEIL THE COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE AT AN OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT 4 P.M.
THE LAI KING COMMUNITY HALL IS ONE OF THE FIVE COMMUNITY HALLS COMPLETED RECENTLY UNDER A PROJECT AIMED AT PROMOTING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
A COMMUNITY HALL PROVIDES A PLACE IN AN ESTATE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN GATHER TOGETHER AND PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. EACH HALL CONSISTS OF FACILITIES INCLUDING A STAGE, CHANGING ROOMS AND A CONFERENCE ROOM TOTALLING ABOUT 4,000 TO 5,000 SQ. FT. IN AREA.
YOUTH GROUPS, RELIGIOUS BODIES AND OTHER CIVIC ORGANISATIONS CAN MAKE USE OF THE FACILITIES IN THEIR ESTATES, FREE OF CHARGE TO HOLD COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS EXHIBITIONS, SOCIAL GATHERINGS AND THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.
THE COMMUNITY HALL IN LEK YUEN ESTATE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED IN APRIL AND THE ONE IN LEI MUK SHUE LAST MONTH, WHILE THE OTHER TWO IN HING WAH AND KWAI SHING ESTATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE OPENED SOON.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE LAI KING COMMUNITY HALL IN TSUEN WAN AT 4 P.M. ON FRIDAY (JULY 8).
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