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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1984
THE FACT THAT THE SALVATION ARMY HAD PROVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR MORE THAN 300 WOMEN DURING THE LAST 10 YEARS WAS A FURTHER ILLUSTRATION OF ITS CONTINUING VALUABLE SERVICE TO THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY, HE SAID, OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE +SALVATION ARMY NAM MING HAVEN FOR WOMEN IN SHEK KIP MEI,
THE +HAVEN+, HE ADDED, DERIVED ITS ORIGIN FROM THE WAN CHAI WOMEN'S SHELTER, WHICH THE SALVATION ARMY OPENED IN 1974 AND WHICH PROVIDED TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR UP TO 24 ELDERLY WOMEN IN URGENT NEED OF ACCOMMODATION.
THE REPROVISIONING OF THE WAN CHAI SHELTER TO NAM MING HOUSE WITH ITS INCREASED FACILITIES WAS A MOST WELCOMED MOVE TOWARDS MEETING THE DEFICIENCY OF SUITABLE SHORT-TERM ACCOMMODATION FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE, HE SAID.
IN THE +HAVEN+, EMERGENCY SHELTER COULD NOW BE PROVIDED FOR 42 WOMEN AT ANY ONE TIME IN SURROUNDINGS WHICH WERE MUCH MORE BENEFICIAL AND ATTRACTIVE THAN THOSE OF THE ORIGINAL SHELTER, HE NOTED.
LO WU STATION TO BE FULLY AIR CONDITIONED
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LO WU STATION WILL BE FULLY AIR-CONDITIONED BY THE SUMMER.
THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $1.56 MILLION CONTRACT TO SHUN HING ELECTRONIC WORKS AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED TO INSTALL A CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
THE WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED AND WILL BE COMPLETED BY JUNE.
AT PRESENT, ONLY SOME OF THE STATION'S OFFICES ARE
AIR-CONDITIONED.
OTHER FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE MAIN EXAMINATION HALL AND THE IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS POSTS, ARE COOLED BY FANS.
THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNMENT ENGINEER-RAILWAY, MR LEUNG MIN-SUN, AND MR ANDREW CHEUNG OF SHUN HING.
ROADS TO BE CLOSED FOR WORKS
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A NUMBER OF ROADS IN CHAI WAN, CHI FU FA YUEN AND WAN CHAI WILL BE CLOSED TO ALLOW WORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT.
CHAI WAN ROAD WESTBOUND BETWEEN ITS EASTERN JUNCTION WITH WAN TSUI ROAD AND A POINT 120 METRES WEST OF THE SAME JUNCTION WILL BE CLOSED FROM MIDNIGHT TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.
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