MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1980
THIS IS NOT THE CASE, HE SAID, AS DAY NURSERIES ACCEPT ONLY THOSE CHILDREN WHO CANNOT BE CARED FOR AT HOME DURING DAYTIME.
NURSERIES PROVIDE MORE THAN +BABY-SITTING OR CARETAKER SERVICE AND, WITH IMAGINATIVE AND CREATIVE PROGRAMMES AND A STIMULATIVE ENVIRONMENT, CHILDREN ARE OFFERED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF BODY, MIND AND PERSONALITY, HE SAID.
DAY NURSERIES ARE NOT SUBSTITUTES FOR KINDERGARTENS EITHER HE ADDED, AS THEY ONLY COMPLEMENT KINDERGARTENS BY PROVIDING CARE AND ATTENTION FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE STILL TOO YOUNG FOR FORMAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR CANNOT ATTEND KINDERGARTEN FOR WHATEVER REASONS.
SITE FOR TA! PO INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE APPROVED
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED THE GRANT BY PRIVATE TREATY OF A 2 700 SQUARE METRE SITE AT TAI PO TO TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION TO BUILD A $12 MILLION INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE.
THE SITE, NEAR TAI PO OLD MARKET, IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FUTURE TOWN CENTRE.
THE THREE-STOREY INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE, WITH A TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF 5 200 SQUARE METRES, WILL HAVE A SPORTS HALL WHICH CAN BE USED FOR GYMNASTICS, BASKETBALL, VOLLEY BALL OR BADMINTON. TENNIS COURTS WILL BE BUILT ON THE ROOF.
OTHER FACILITIES WILL INCLUDE A 24-LANE BOWLING ALLEY, A DANCE STUDIO, A RECREATION ROOM, AN OFFICE, A SMALL MEETING ROOM AND A RESTAURANT FOR 80 PERSONS.
A PRIVATE LOCAL DONATION OF $3 MILLION HAS BEEN PLEDGED AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAS AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE $4 MILLION TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION COST. THE REMAINING $5 MILLION WILL BE RAISED BY THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH PUBLIC DONATIONS.
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT APRIL AND BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF 1982.
TO ENSURE PROPER AND EFFICIENT RUNNING OF THE CENTRE, AS WELL AS MAXIMUM USE OF ITS FACILITIES, A MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE SET UP WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE, THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DIVISION AND TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION.
THE ASSOCIATION IS A NON-PROFIT-MAKING BODY FORMED IN MAY THIS YEAR BY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE SPORT AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TO ESTABLISH GOOD RELATIONS THROUGH SPORT BETWEEN TAI PO AND THE REST OF HONG KONG.
THE CENTRE, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND TO BE BUILT IN TAI PO, WILL SERVE THE FUTURE POPULATION OF 220 000.