THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1977
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RECREATION CENTRE FOR MA WAN VILLAGERS
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THE GOVERNMENT, A NORTH AMERICAN RELIEF AGENCY AND THE MA WAN RURAL COMMITTEE ARE POOLING THEIR RESOURCES TO PROVIDE YOUNGSTERS ON THE ISLAND OF MA WAN WITH A MODERN RECREATION CENTRE.
THE CENTRE IS TO BE BUILT LATER THIS YEAR NEAR THE ISLAND'S FERRY PIER, WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE, THE COOPERATIVE FOR AMERICAN RELIEF EVERYWHERE (C.A.R.E.) AND THE LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEE.
ON COMPLETION BY JUNE NEXT YEAR, IT WILL PROVIDE A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE ISLANDERS.
IT WILL ALSO SERVE AS A VENUE FOR CEREMONIES, GATHERINGS AND SMALL EXHIBITIONS ON THE ISLAND, AS WELL AS FOR FUNCTIONS RUN BY THE GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL GROUPS.
AN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, TSUEN WAN, MR. MICHAEL STONE, SAID TODAY THAT THE RECREATION CENTRE WOULD COST AN ESTIMATED $160,000 TO BUILD.
+TO HELP MEET THE COST THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICE WILL PROVIDE $25,000 FROM ITS LOCAL PUBLIC WORKS VOTE, WHILE C.A.R.E. IS TO GIVE A SUBSIDY OF $100,000.
SAID.
+THE REST WILL BE RAISED BY THE MA WAN RURAL COMMITTEE,+ HE
MR. STONE ADDED THE PROJECT WOULD BE CARRIED OUT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE WORKS SECTION OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
+WITH THE CENTRE, MA WAN WILL BE DRAWN CLOSER TO THE DEVELOPED PARTS OF THE TSUEN WAN NEW TOWN THROUGH THE CREATION OF LOCAL INTEREST: AND PARTICIPATION IN REGIONAL CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES,+ MR. STONE SAID.
+ IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE VERY WELCOME RECREATIONAL FACILITIES ADDITIONAL TO THE EXISTING PLAYGROUND ON THE ISLAND.+
THE CENTRE WILL BE ADMINISTERED AND MAINTAINED BY THE MA WAN RURAL COMMITTEE.
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