MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1983
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NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE ON THE WAY
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A NEW COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR TSIM SHA TSUI RESIDENTS WILL SOON BE READY THANKS TO A $9-MILLION DONATION BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TO THE DISTRICT'S KAI FONG WELFARE ASSOCIATION.
THIS WAS DISCLOSED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, DURING A VISIT TO THE ASSOCIATION THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.
HE SAID THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ASSOCIATION'S PREMISES HAD LONG BEEN A SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION, AND THE $9-MILLION DONATION TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMMUNITY CENTRE WAS A STEP CLOSER TO THIS.
+I AM CERTAIN THAT, WITH BETTER PREMISES AND FACILITIES. MORE BENEFITS CAN BE BROUGHT TO THE TSIM SHA TSUI COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE,+ HE SAID.
MR WIGGHAM ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO ASSOCIATION MEMBERS FOR THE IR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS IN LOOKING AFTER THE WELFARE OF LOCAL PEOPLE.
+I UNDERSTAND THAT IN PAST YEARS, YOUR ASSOCIATION HAS NEVER STOPPED SEEKING TO IMPROVE THE VARIOUS SERVICES YOU PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC,+ HE SAID.
+1 HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THESE SERVICES HAVE INDEED BROUGHT A GREAT DEAL OF BENEFIT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY+,
THE ASSOCIATION RUNS A PRIMARY SCHOOL AND A KINDERGARTEN, AND OFFERS EVENING CLASSES FOR ADULTS AND FACILITIES FOR INTEREST GROUPS.
ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN IN YUEN LONG
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THE CONTINUED INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUNG DRUG ADDICTS IS A CAUSE FOR CONCERN AND GREATER EFFORT SHOULD BE MADE TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE DANGER OF DRUG ABUSE.
THIS WAS SAID THIS (MONDAY) EVENING BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE YUEN LONG ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR MA NING-HEI.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A TWO-WEEK ANTI-NARCOTICS CAMPAIGN IN YUEN LONG, HE NOTED THAT OF THE 3 400 NEW DRUG ADDICTS REPORTED TO THE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF DRUG ABUSE LAST YEAR, 26.8 PER CENT WERE BELOW THE AGE OF 21.
+THIS WAS AN INCREASE OF 23 PER CENT OVER THE FIGURE IN 1981, AND DOUBLE THAT OF 1980, HE SAID.
/+OUR MAIN