NOTE TO EDITORS:
SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1984
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CLEAN UP HELP FOR ELDERLY FOLK
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VOLUNTEERS FROM SIX VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN MONG KOK WILL FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) VISIT ABOUT 150 ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE DISTRICT AND HELP THEM CLEAN UP THEIR FLATS.
THE CLEAN-UP, WHICH WILL LAST UNTIL FEBRUARY 1, IS PART OF THE ACTIVITIES IN THE TWO-MONTH MONG KOK ELDERLY CAMPAIGN WHICH BEGAN YESTERDAY.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE VISIT SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAN HING SOCIAL SERVICES CENTRE AT 45 FUK TSUN STREET, TAI KOK TSUI AT 4 PM SHARP TOMORROW. TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.
TWO CONTRACTS SIGNED FOR LIBRARY
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TWO CONTRACTS VALUED AT ABOUT $4 MILLION HAVE BEEN AWARDED BY THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE BUILDING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT FOR A NEW LIBRARY BEING BUILT AT PU! CHING ROAD, KOWLOON.
THEY ARE FOR FIRE SERVICE INSTALLATIONS AND A CENTRALISED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
WORK ON THE CONTRACTS WILL BE COMPLETED IN JUNE NEXT YEAR, WHEN THE LIBRARY IS DUE TO OPEN.
THE 13-STOREY LIBRARY BUILDING WILL BE ON A 2 400-SQUARE-ME TRE SITE AT THE JUNCTION OF PUI CHING AND WATERLOO ROADS AND WILL COST $12.4 MILLION.
IT WILL PROVIDE 6 000 SQUARE METRES OF LIBRARY SPACE.
THE UPPER STOREYS WILL ACCOMMODATE A CENTRAL LIBRARY FOR KOWLOON AND THE DISTRICT LIBRARY WHICH WILL BE MOVED FROM LEASED FREMISES AT CAMBRIDGE COURT IN WATERLOO ROAD.
FACILITIES ON THE LOWER FLOORS WILL INCLUDE A PUBLIC TOILET,
A COVERED SITTING-OUT AREA AND LIBRARY RECEPTION AREAS.
YEAR.
THERE WILL ALSO BE RAMPS AND LIFTS FOR THE DISABLED.
WORK ON THE SUPERSTRUCTURE STARTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS