SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1982
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STUDY ROOMS FOR TAI PO STUDENTS
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TEN STUDY ROOMS WITH A TOTAL SEATING CAPACITY OF 425 HAVE BEEN OPENED IN TAI PO FOR LOCAL STUDENTS, THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD.
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED IN VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS AT THE TOWN CENTRE, VILLAGES, TAI YUEN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE AND YUE KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, THE STUDY ROOMS WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL THE SCHOOL SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN JULY.
THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NICKY LO, SAID: IT HAS LONG BEEN THE CONCERN OF DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH A QUIET ENVIRONMENT FOR THEIR STUDIES,
+THIS WAS FOLLOWED UP BY NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND SEVERAL SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, LEADING TO THE OPENING OF THE 10 CENTRES FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF FOUR MONTHS.
+ IT IS HOPED THAT THIS SERVICE CAN BE FURTHER EXTENDED. WE ARE NOW APPROACHING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO ARRANGE FOR SIMILAR CENTRES IN SOME OF THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.+
A TIME-TABLE LISTING THE LOCATION, OPENING HOURS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF EACH STUDY ROOM HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS THROUGH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS.
MOST STUDY ROOMS ARE OPEN IN THE AFTERNOON WHILE SEVEN OTHERS ALSO OPEN IN THE MORNING OR EVENING.
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