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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1977
SHA TIN LIBRARY OPENED
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THE EXPANSION OF LIBRARY SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES MOVED ANOTHER STEP FORWARD TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN SHA TIN PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED.
THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR. BRIAN WILSON, SAID THAT IN RECENT MONTHS THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAD OPENED TWO LIBRARIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AT TAI PO AND ON CHEUNG CHAU.
+THE SHA TIN LIBRARY IS IN FACT THE THIRD LIBRARY TO BE OPENED THIS YEAR. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY NEW DISTRICT LIBRARIES AT SHEUNG SHUI AND TUEN MUN.+
THE SHA TIN LIBRARY OCCUPIES 3,000 SQUARE FEET AND HAS AN INITIAL BOOKSTOCK OF 6,000 VOLUMES.
+ IT'S IN THE NATURE OF AN INTER IM SERVICE,+ SAID MR. WILSON +AND WILL EVENTUALLY BE REPLACED BY A LARGER LIBRARY OF SOME 16,000 SQUARE FEET WHEN THE NEW TOWN OF SHA TIN COMES INTO BEING.+
OFFICIATING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES AT THE OPENING WERE THREE LEADING MEMBERS OF THE SHA TIN COMMUNITY, MR. WAI HON-LEUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE RURAL COMMITTEE, AND MR. HUNG SHING AND MR. LAU HON-KIT, VICE-CHA IRMEN.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO ATTEND SOCIAL WORKERS' MEETING
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL ADDRESS THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE HONG KONG SOCIAL WORKERS' ASSOCIATION TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 6 P.M.
THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE AUDITORIUM ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICES BUILDING, 15 HENNESSY ROAD.
MR. LEE WILL SPEAK ON THE ROLE OF THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN HONG KONG.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. COPIES OF MR. LEE'S SPEECH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION IN G. 1.S. PRESS BOXES TOMORROW EVENING.
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