THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1978
OPENING OF COMMUNITY HALL IN CHAI WAN
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S SECOND COMMUNITY HALL ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED TOMORROW (FRIDAY) TO SERVE AS A FOCAL POINT OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN CHAI WAN.
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THE NEW HALL, NEAR YUE WAN ESTATE IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE AT HING WAH ESTATE. IT PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY, RECREATIONAL AND TRAINING FACILITIES.
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR. DONALD LIAO, WILL CUT A RIBBON TO MARK THE OPENING AT A CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE HALL. THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. JIMMY SWEETMAN WILL ALSO ATTEND.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THE YUE WAN COMMUNITY HALL WOULD PROVIDE A VENUE FOR A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGE GROUPS IN THE ESTATE.
+PROGRAMMES AIMED AT PROMOTING VOLUNTEER TRAINING, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION AND OTHER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ARE BEING ORGANISED FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS,+ HE SAID.
+THROUGH PARTICIPATION, RESIDENTS ARE HELPED TO BECOME MORE CIVIC-MINDED AND, THROUGH SELF-HELP AND CO-OPERATIVE EFFORTS, TO BECOME INCREASINGLY CAPABLE OF BUILDING UP A MORE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY AND ENRICHING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG THEMSELVES.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID FACILITIES IN THE 5,000 SQUARE-FOOT COMMUNITY HALL INCLUDE A LARGE HALL WITH A STAGE AND A MEETING ROOM.
THE HALL CAN ACCOMMODATE 350 PEOPLE AND CAN BE USED FOR MEETINGS, EXHIBITIONS, GROUP AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS FOR INDOOR GAMES SUCH AS BADMINTON, CHINESE BILLARDS AND TABLE-TENNIS, HE SAID.
+THE COMMUNITY HALL AND ITS FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY LOCAL GROUPS, SCHOOLS AND ORGANISATIONS FOR MEETINGS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, HE ADDED.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE COMMUNITY HALL BEGINNING AT 5 P.M. TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT THE COMMUNITY HALL IN YUE WAN ESTATE, CHAI WAN.
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