MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1978
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TEMPORARY SHELTERS AVAILABLE IN CASE OF STORM
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THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAS ARRANGED 131 TYPHOON SHELTERS TO BE OPEN TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SEEKING SAFER ACCOMMODATION DURING THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORMS..
THESE SHELTERS IN THE URBAN AREAS HAVE A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 19,946 AND WILL BE OPENED WHEN TYPHOON SIGNAL NO. 8 IS HOISTED.
THE PUBLIC CAN CONTACT THEIR NEAREST CITY DISTRICT OFFICE IF SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE REQUIRED.
MEANWHILE, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER AT THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS WILL BE MANNED ROUND THE CLOCK AS TYPHOON SIGNAL NO. 1 IS HOISTED. FOR QUERIES ON THE TYPHOON SITUATION AND CONDITION OF BOTH LAND AND SEA TRANSPORT, THE PUBLIC MAY CALL TELEPHONE NUMBER 5-456381.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE TYPHOON SHELTERS IS AS FOLLOWS :-
NO. OF SHELTERS
DISTRICT
CAPACITY
EASTERN
14
1,760
WAN CHAI
13
2,530
CENTRAL AND
13
1,510
WESTERN
SOUTHERN
18
3,880
KWUN TONG
23
1,720
WONG TAI SIN
19
2,160
KOWLOON CITY 10
1,316
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
MAIN OFFICE : 5-712658
SHAU KI WAN SUB-OFFICE: 5-690121 CHAI WAN SUB-OFFICE : 5-573265
5-752477 OR 5-742281
MAIN OFFICE : 5-480127
C.G.O. ENQUIRY COUNTER : 5-220031
5-540271
MAIN OFFICE : 3-423431
NGAU TAU KOK SUB-OFFICE: 3-420843 YAU TONG SUB-OFFICE : 3-351135 SAU MAU PING SUB-OFFICE: 3-461247
MAIN OFFICE: 3-222261 OR 3-229701 TSZ WAN SHAN SUB-OFFICE: 3-241872
MAIN OFFICE : 3-010171
HUNG HOM SUB-OFFICE : 3-632215 OR 3-639449
HOMANTIN SUB-OFFICE : 3-029181 OR 3-028812
SHAM SHUI PO 7
2,240
MAIN OFFICE : 3-704251
MONG KOK
6
1,080
YAU MA TE1
8
1,750
CHEUNG SHA WAN SUB-OFFICE: 3-704033
MAIN OFFICE: 3-602251 OR 3-809731 TAI KOK TSUI SUP-OFFICE: 3-932288
3-686161