THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1979
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LARGEST LIBRARY IN NT OPENS IN KWAI CHUNG
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THE LARGEST LIBRARY IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE KWAI CHUNG PUBLIC LIBRARY OPENED TODAY (THURSDAY) TO SERVE RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.
THE NEW LIBRARY OCCUPYING MORE THAN 1 100 SQUARE METRES IN FLOOR AREA IN MAI CHUNG/MAI KWAI MANSIONS AT 87-89 WO TONG TSUI STREET HAS AN INITIAL STOCK OF 24 000 BOOKS IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH.
ITS FACILITIES INCLUDE A LENDING LIBRARY FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN, A NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL READING SECTION, A SMALL REFERENCE SECTION AND A STUDENT STUDY ROOM WITH 120 SEATS.
THE LIBRARY WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED BY CHAIRMAN OF THE CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD, MR. CHAN PO-FONG.
THE DIRECTOR OF THE URBAN SERVICES, MR. BRIAN WILSON ALSO ATTENDED THE OPENING CEREMONY AND SPOKE. HE SAID ANOTHER SIMILAR-SIZED LIBRARY NOW UNDER ACTIVE PLANNING, WILL BE BUILT IN THE NEW SHEK YAM ROAD MARKET COMPLEX IN TSUEN WAN WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS OPENED LIBRARIES IN TAI PO, SHA TIN, SHEUNG SHUI, TUEN MUN, CHEUNG CHAU AND YUEN LONG.
+THE KWAI CHUNG LIBRARY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A MOBILE LIBRARY SERVICE, AND A SMALL LIBRARY AT TAI 0, AND, EVENTUALLY, THERE WILL BE PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN ALL PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, + MR. WILSON SAID.
LIKE ALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES, THE KWAI CHUNG LIBRARY WILL ORGANISE A VARIETY OF LIBRARY EXTENSION ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS MUSIC AND ART APPRECIATION SESSIONS, TALKS ON MANY SUBJECTS, STORY HOURS FOR CHILDREN, FILM SHOWS, AND ART AND BOOK EXHIBITIONS.
THE FIRST EXTENSION ACTIVITY FOR THE KWAI CHUNG LIBRARY WILL BE A POPULAR SCIENCE LECTURE TO BE GIVEN BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S ECOLOGIST, MR. FRANK LAU SIN-PANG, THIS SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 24) AT 3.30 PM. IN THE LIBRARY'S EXTENSION ACTIVITY ROOM.
THE THEME OF THE TALK IS HONG KONG WILD LIFE+ AND ADMISSION IS FREE.
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